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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
  5. Section 5F Father's leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty

Section 5F

Section 5F: Father's leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty

Section 5F. A father who leaves his family for the purpose of qualifying them for assistance under any of the programs administered by the department shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months.