Chapter 269: CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
- Section 1 Dispensing and suppressing unlawful assembly; arresting persons
- Section 2 Refusing or neglecting to depart or to assist in suppressing assembly or in arresting persons
- Section 3 Neglect or refusal to exercise authority to suppress assembly
- Section 4 Requiring aid; dispersing and suppressing assembly; seizure of persons
- Section 5 Armed forces obeying orders for suppressing riot and dispersing and arresting persons
- Section 6 Person killed or wounded as result of an assembly; guilt and responsibility
- Section 7 Injury to building or vessel by persons unlawfully assembled
- Section 8 Destruction of or damage to property by persons riotously assembled; liability of town
- Section 9 Repealed, 1923, 248, Sec. 2
- Section 10 Carrying dangerous weapons; possession of machine gun or sawed-off shotguns; possession of large capacity weapon or large capacity feeding device; punishment
- Section 10 I Transporting firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or sawed-off shotgun into commonwealth for use in commission of criminal activity or to unlawfully distribute, sell or transfer possession to prohibited person; penalty
- Section 10A Selling, giving or using silencers; confiscation and destruction
- Section 10B Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 25
- Section 10C Tear gas; use in commission of crimes
- Section 10D Body armor; use in commission of crime
- Section 10E Firearms sales, distributions or transfers; penalties; eligibility for probation, parole, furlough or work release
- Section 10F Illegal sale, gifts or transfer of large capacity weapons or large capacity feeding devices; punishment
- Section 10G Violations of Sec. 10 by persons previously convicted of violent crimes or serious drug offenses; punishment
- Section 10H Carrying loaded firearm while under influence of liquor, marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants, stimulant or toxic vapor substances; punishment
- Section 10I Transporting firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or sawed-off shotgun into commonwealth for use in commission of criminal activity or to unlawfully distribute, sell or transfer possession to prohibited person; penalty
- Section 10J Breaking and entering building, ship, vessel or vehicle to steal firearm; penalty
- Section 10K Breaking and entering building in which firearm retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer conducts business; unlawfully obtaining or distributing firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or ammunition; punishment
- Section 11 Printing statutes for posters; display
- Section 11A Definitions
- Section 11B Possession or control of firearm with serial or identification number removed or mutilated, while committing or attempting a felony; destruction
- Section 11C Removal or mutilation of serial or identification numbers of firearms; receiving such firearm; destruction
- Section 11D Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 29
- Section 11E Serial identification numbers on firearms
- Section 12 Manufacturing and selling knives, slung shots, swords, bludgeons and similar weapons
- Section 12A Air rifles; sale to minors
- Section 12B Air rifles; possession by minors; shooting
- Section 12C Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 32
- Section 12D Rifle or shotgun loaded with shells or cartridges; unloaded rifle or shotgun; carrying on public way prohibited; exceptions; punishment
- Section 12E Discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling or other building in use; exceptions
- Section 12F Airport secure areas; possession or placement of a cutting device or prohibited weapon; punishment
- Section 12G Intentional or reckless discharge of a firearm that strikes a dwelling or other building; punishment; exceptions
- Section 13 False alarms of fire
- Section 13A False reports to police officers
- Section 14 Deadly weapons, explosives, chemical or biological agents, or other deadly device or substance; threatened use or presence; threat to hijack; disruption of school, public building or transport; punishment; restitution
- Section 14A Annoying telephone calls or electronic communication
- Section 14B Willful and malicious communication of false information to public safety answering points; penalty; restitution
- Section 15 Stink bombs; sale
- Section 16 Arrowheads used for hunting; sale
- Section 17 Hazing; organizing or participating; hazing defined
- Section 18 Failure to report hazing
- Section 19 Copy of Secs. 17 to 19; issuance to students and student groups, teams and organizations; report