Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 95 the following section: -
Section 95A.
In this section, “historic home” shall mean any dwelling house listed upon the register of the Massachusetts historical society and identified by a plaque identifying the homestead as an historic homestead.
Whoever willfully, intentionally and without right removes items from, including, but not limited to, copper gutters, copper wiring, aluminum or brick; displaces, destroys, defaces, mars or injures the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any historical home, or the appurtenances there of, by cutting, breaking, writing or otherwise, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years. Any person convicted under the provisions of this section shall in addition to the fine assessed, reimburse the historic home owner for the total amount of damage incurred.
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