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Mass. General Laws c.207 § 51

Violation of certain provisions of this chapter; penalty

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Amended by St.2022, c.126, § 87, effective July 1, 2022.

Section 51

Violations of any provision of section 7 or 26, shall, upon complaint made within one year thereafter, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

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Last updated:	July 28, 2022

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