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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title IX TAXATION
  4. Chapter 61A ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL LAND
  5. Section 23 Use of valuation, etc. procedures to evade taxes; penalties

Section 23

Section 23: Use of valuation, etc. procedures to evade taxes; penalties

Section 23. Any person using the valuation, assessment and taxation procedures set forth in this chapter for the purposes of evading payment of full and proper taxes shall be subject to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for one year or both and to payment to the city or town in which the land is located of an amount equal to three times the amount of taxes so evaded.