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Sentencing guidelines: Mandatory offenses

The following data is from Figure 5: Mandatory Offenses.

The Sentencing Commission does not endorse the use of mandatory minimum sentences. For OUI and firearm offenses punishable by mandatory minimum sentences, the commission adopted as its sentencing guidelines the current statutory penalty provisions associated with these offenses (refer to tables on this page), allowing for no departures from the minimum term of incarceration.

Although neither OUI nor firearm offenses appear on the sentencing guidelines grid, all have been assigned an offense seriousness level and placed on the Master Crime List for purposes of determining a defendant’s criminal history only.

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MGL	Offense	Offense Seriousness Level	Type	Mand. Time	Min H/C	Max H/C	Min Prison	Max Prison
c. 265 s. 18B	Firearm in felony, possess, lge capacity, subsq. off. c. 265 s. 18B	8	Felony	25 years	NA	NA	25 years	NA
c. 265 s. 18B	Firearm in felony, possess, subsq. off. c. 265 s. 18B	8	Felony	20 years	NA	NA	20 years	NA
c. 269 s. 10(a)	Firearms viol with 3 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(a)	8	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	20 years
c. 269 s. 10(c)	Firearms viol with 3 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(c)	8	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	20 years
c. 269 s. 10(h)(1)	Firearms viol with 3 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(h)(1)	8	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	20 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Dangerous weapon, carry, 4th off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	8	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Firearm, carry w/o license, 4th off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	8	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Machine gun/sawed-off shotgun possess, 4th off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	8	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10E(3)	Firearms, trafficking in +10 c. 269 s. 10e(3)	8	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	Life
c. 269 s. 10(a)	Firearms viol with 2 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(a)	7	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(c)	Firearms viol with 2 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(c)	7	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(h)(1)	Firearms viol with 2 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(h)(1)	7	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Dangerous weapon, carry, 3rd off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	7	Felony	7 years	NA	NA	7 years	10 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Firearm, carry w/o license, 3rd off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	7	Felony	7 years	NA	NA	7 years	10 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Machine gun/sawed-off shotgun possess, 3rd off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	7	Felony	7 years	NA	NA	7 years	10 years
c. 269 s. 10F(a)	Firearms, sell/transfer large capacity, subsq. c. 269 s. 10f(a)	7	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10F(b)	Firearms to minor, sell/transfer large capacity, c. 269 s. 10f(b)	7	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Dangerous weapon, carry, 2nd off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	7 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Firearm, carry w/o license, 2nd off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	7 years
c. 269 s. 10(d)	Machine gun/sawed-off shotgun possess, 2nd off. c. 269 s. 10(d)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	7 years
c. 269 s. 10E(2)	Firearms, trafficking in 3-9 c. 269 s. 10e(2)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	20 years
c. 269 s. 10(c)	Firearms viol with 1 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(c)	6	Felony	3 years	NA	NA	3 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10F(a)	Firearms, sell/transfer large capacity, c. 269 s. 10f(a)	6	Felony	2 1/2 years	NA	NA	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 269 s. 10(a)	Firearms viol with 1 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(a)	5	Felony	3 years	NA	NA	3 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(h)(1)	Firearms viol with 1 prior violent/drug crime c. 269 s. 10(h)(1)	5	Felony	3 years	NA	NA	3 years	15 years
c. 269 s. 10(c)	Machine gun/sawed-off shotgun, possess c. 269 s. 10(c)	5	Felony	18 months	18 months	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	Life
c. 269 s. 10(m)	Firearm possess large capacity c. 269 s. 10(m)	5	Felony	1 year	NA	NA	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 269 s. 10(a)	Firearm, carry w/o license c. 269 s. 10(a)	4	Felony	18 months	18 months	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	5 years

MGL	Offense	Offense Seriousness Level	Type	Mand. Time	Min H/C	Max H/C	Min Prison	Max Prison
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 9th off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	6	Felony	48 mos	NA	NA	4 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 7th off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	5	Felony	36 mos	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	8 years
c. 90B s. 8(a)(1)(A)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 8th off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	5	Felony	36 mos	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	8 years
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 6th off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	4	Felony	24 mos	2 1/2 years	NA	2 1/2 years	5 years
c. 90B s. 8(a)(1)(A)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 5th off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	4	Felony	24 Months	2 1/2 years	NA	2 1/2 years	5 years
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	Boat OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 5th off. c. 90b s. 8(a)(1)(a)	4	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90 s. 23	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 4th off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	4	Felony	12 Months	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	5 years
c. 90B s. 8(a)(1)(A)	Boat OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 4th off. c. 90b s. 8(a)(1)(a)	4	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90 s. 23	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 3rd off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	3	Felony	150 Days	180 days	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	5 years
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	License suspended for OUI, OUI while c. 90 s. 23	3	Misd.	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	NA	NA
c. 90B s. 8(a)(1)(A)	Boat OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 3rd off. c. 90b s. 8(a)(1)(a)	3	Misd.	6 months	6 months	2 1/2 years	NA	NA
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	License suspended for OUI/CDL, oper mv with c. 90 s. 23	2	Misd.	60 days	60 days	2 1/2 years	NA	NA
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 2nd off. c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	2	Misd.	30 Days	60 days	2 1/2 years	NA	NA
c. 90 s. 24(1)(a)(1)	Boat OUI liquor or .08% or drugs, 2nd off. c. 90b s. 8(a)(1)(a)	2	Misd.	14 days	14 days	2 1/2 years	NA	NA

MGL	Offense	Offense Seriousness Level	Type	Mand. Time	Min H/C	Max H/C	Min Prison	Max Prison
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(4)	Cocaine (c.94c s. 31(a)(4)), traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(4) - 200 or more g	8	Felony	12 years	NA	NA	12 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(4)	Methamphetamine (c. 94c s. 31(c)(2)), traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(4) - 200 g or more	8	Felony	12 years	NA	NA	12 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(4)	Phenmetrazine, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(4) - 200 g or more	8	Felony	12 years	NA	NA	12 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(c)(4)	Heroin/morphine/opium/fentanyl, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(c)(4) - 200 or more g	8	Felony	12 years	NA	NA	12 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(a)(4)	Marijuana, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(a)(4) - 10,000 or more lbs	7	Felony	8 years	NA	NA	8 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(3)	Cocaine (c.94c s. 31(a)(4)), traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(3) - 100 to 200 g	7	Felony	8 years	NA	NA	8 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(3)	Methamphetamine (c. 94c s. 31(c)(2)), traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(3) - 100 to 200 g	7	Felony	8 years	NA	NA	8 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(3)	Phenmetrazine, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(3) - 100 to 200 g	7	Felony	8 years	NA	NA	8 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(c)(3)	Heroin/morphine/opium/fentanyl, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(c)(3) - 100 to 200 g	7	Felony	8 years	NA	NA	8 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(c)(2)	Heroin/morphine/opium/fentanyl, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(c)(2) - 36 to 100 g	7	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32F(a)	Drug, distribute or possess with intent to minor class a c. 94c s. 32f(a)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32F(d)	Cocaine (c.94c s. 31(a)(4)), distribute or possess with intent, to minor c. 94c s. 32f(d)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(c 1/2)	Fentanyl, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(c1/2) - 10 g or more	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(c 1/2)	Carfentanil, traffick in, with knowledge c. 94c s. 32e(c1/2)	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32(b)	Drug, distribute or possess with intent, class a, subsq. off. c. 94c s. 32(b)	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(a)(3)	Marijuana, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(a)(3) - 2,000 to 10,000 lbs	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(2)	Cocaine (c.94c s. 31(a)(4)), traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(2) - 36 to 100 g	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(2)	Methamphetamine (c. 94c s. 31(c)(2)), traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(2) - 36 to 100 g	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(2)	Phenmetrazine, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(2) - 36 to 100 g	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32E(c)(1)	Heroin/morphine/opium/fentanyl, traffick in c. 94c s. 32e(c)(1) - 18 to 36 g	6	Felony	3 1/2 years	NA	NA	3 1/2 years	20 years
c. 94C s. 32F(b)	Drug, distribute or possess with intent to minor class b c. 94c s. 32f(b)	5	Felony	3 years	NA	NA	3 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(a)(2)	Marijuana, trafficking in c. 94c s. 32e(a)(2) - 100 to 2,000 lbs	5	Felony	2 years	NA	NA	2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(1)	Cocaine (c.94c s. 31(a)(4)), trafficking in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(1) - 18 to 36 g	5	Felony	2 years	NA	NA	2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(1)	Methamphetamine (c. 94c s. 31(c)(2)), trafficking in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(1) - 18 to 36 g	5	Felony	2 years	NA	NA	2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(b)(1)	Phenmetrazine, trafficking in c. 94c s. 32e(b)(1) - 18 to 36 g	5	Felony	2 years	NA	NA	2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32F(c)	Drug, distribute or possess with intent to minor class c c. 94c s. 32f(c)	5	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32J	Drug violation near school/park, violence or threats of violence c. 94c s. 32j	4	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32J	Drug violation near school/park, possess weapon c. 269, s. 10(b), c. 94c s. 32j	4	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32J	Drug violation near school/park, directed felony c. 94c s. 32j	4	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32J	Drug violation near school/park, dist to minor or induce minor to dist/poss, c. 94c s. 32j	4	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 94C s. 32E(a)(1)	Marijuana, trafficking in c. 94c s. 32e(a)(1) - 50 to 100 lbs	4	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years

MGL	Offense	Offense Seriousness Level	Type	Mand. Time	Min H/C	Max H/C	Min Prison	Max Prison
c. 265 s. 1	Murder, first degree c. 265 s. 1	9	Felony	Life	NA	NA	NA	Life
c. 265 s. 1	Murder, first degree by a minor, w/ extreme atrocity/cruelty c. 265 s. 1	9	Felony	30 years	NA	NA	30 years	Life
c. 265 s. 1	Murder, first degree by a minor, w/ premeditated malice aforethought c. 265 s. 1	9	Felony	25 years	NA	NA	25 years	Life
c. 265 s. 1	Murder, first degree by a minor c. 265 s. 1	9	Felony	20 years	NA	NA	20 years	Life
c. 265 s. 1	Murder, second degree c. 265 s. 1	9	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	Life
c. 265 s. 22C	Rape of child with force, after certain offenses c. 265 s. 22c	8	Felony	20 years	NA	NA	20 years	Life
c. 265 s. 22B	Rape of child with force, aggravated c. 265 s. 22b	8	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	Life
c. 265 s. 52(a)	Trafficking of person for sexual servitude or forced services, subsequent offense c. 265 s. 52(a)	8	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	life
c. 265 s. 23B	Rape of child, statutory, after certain offenses c. 265 s. 23b	7	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	Life
c. 265 s. 23A	Rape of child, statutory, aggravated c. 265 s. 23a	7	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	Life
c. 265 s. 50(b)	Trafficking of person under 18 for sexual servitude c. 265 s. 50(b)	7	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	life
c. 265 s. 51(b)	Trafficking of person under 18 for forced services c. 265 s. 51(b)	7	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	life
c. 265 s. 53(b)	Trafficking of organs of person under 18 c. 265 s. 53(b)	7	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	NA	NA
c. 265 s. 13B 3/4	Indecent a&b on child under 14, after certain offenses c. 265 s. 13b 3/4	6	Felony	15 years	NA	NA	15 years	Life
c. 265 s. 13B 1/2	Indecent a&b on child under 14, aggravated c. 265 s. 13b 1/2	6	Felony	10 years	NA	NA	10 years	Life
c. 265 s. 50(a)	Trafficking of person for sexual servitude c. 265 s. 50(a)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	20 years
c. 265 s. 51(a)	Trafficking of person for forced services c. 265 s. 51(a)	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	20 years
c. 265 s. 26D(d)	Electronic enticement of child for prostitution, human trafficking or commercial sexual activity, subsequent offense c. 265 s. 26d(c)	5	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	NA
c. 265 s. 43(c)	Stalking, subsq. off. c. 265 s. 43(c)	5	Felony	2 years	2 years	2 1/2 years	2 years	10 years
c. 265 s. 43(b)	Stalking in viol of restraining order c. 265 s. 43(b)	5	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	1 year	5 years
c. 265 s. 13D	A&B on police officer, serious bodily injury c. 265 s. 13d	4	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years

Other mandatory offenses

MGL	Offense	Offense Seriousness Level	Type	Mand. Time	Min H/C	Max H/C	Min Prison	Max Prison
c. 6 s. 178K(2)(e)	Sex offender reside in nursing home, level 3, 3rd or subsq. off. c. 6 s. 178k(2)(e)	5	Felony	5 Years	NA	NA	5 Years	5 Years
c. 90 s. 24(2)(a½)(2)	Leave scene of personal injury & death c. 90 s. 24(2)(a½)(2)	4	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90 s. 24G(a)	Motor veh homicide OUI liquor or .08% or drugs & neglig c. 90 s. 24g(a)	6	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 90 s. 24G(a)	Motor veh homicide OUI liquor or .08% or drugs & reckl c. 90 s. 24g(a)	6	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 90 s. 24L(1)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs & serious injury & negligent c. 90 s. 24l(1)	4	Felony	6 months	6 months	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90 s. 24L(1)	OUI liquor or .08% or drugs & serious injury & reckless c. 90 s. 24l(1)	4	Felony	6 months	6 months	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90 s. 24V(a)(1)	Child endangerment while OUI, subsq. off. c. 90 s. 24v(a)(1)	4	Felony	6 months	6 months	2 1/2 years	3 years	5 years
c. 90B s. 8A(1)	Boat OUI - liquor or .08% or drugs and serious injury, reckless/negligent c. 90b s. 8a(1)	4	Felony	6 months	6 months	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	10 years
c. 90B s. 8B(1)	Boat OUI, liquor or .08% or drugs & death, reckless or negligent c. 90b s. 8b(1)	6	Felony	1 year	1 year	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years	15 years
c. 266 s. 27A	Motor veh to defraud, remove subsq. off. c. 266 s. 27a	4	Felony	1 year	NA	2 1/2 years	NA	5 years
c. 266 s. 28(a)	Motor veh, larceny of/malicious damage/receive stolen/take and steal parts, subsq. off. c. 266 s. 28(a)	4	Felony	1 year	NA	2 1/2 years	NA	15 years
c. 268 s. 1	Perjury in trial of capital case c. 268 s. 1	8	Felony	Life	NA	NA	NA	Life
c. 268 s. 2	Perjury, suborn in trial of capital case c. 268 s. 2	8	Felony	Life	NA	NA	NA	Life
c. 272 s. 4A	Prostitution, induce minor to c. 272 s. 4a	5	Felony	3 years	NA	NA	3 years	5 years
c. 272 s. 4B	Prostitution, derive support from child c. 272 s. 4b	6	Felony	5 years	NA	NA	5 years	NA
c. 272 s. 6	Prostitution, maintain house of c. 272 s. 6	4	Felony	2 years	NA	NA	5 years	5 years
c. 272 s. 7	Prostitution, derive support from c. 272 s. 7	4	Felony	2 years	NA	NA	5 years	5 years

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