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One Massachusetts law, explained in half a minute
Each video below takes a single Massachusetts statute and says what it actually does, in the time it takes to read a text message. Every page carries the citation, a link to the section on malegislature.gov, the penalty as the Legislature wrote it, and the full transcript. General legal information, not legal advice. For your specific situation, telephone the firm.
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Criminal Law Is Swearing at a Referee a Crime in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.272 s.36A (Sporting events; penalty for abuse of participants and officials) -
Criminal Law Is Remixing the National Anthem Illegal in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.264 s.9 (National anthem; manner of playing) -
Public Safety Is Selling an Exploding Golf Ball a Crime in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.148 s.55 (Explosive golf balls) -
Licensing Do You Need a License to Tell Fortunes in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.140 s.185I (Fortune tellers; license) -
Public Safety Are Backyard Fireworks Illegal in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.148 s.39 (Sales, possession, use, etc. of combustible or explosive substances to produce visible or audible effects; fireworks; definitions; exceptions; enforcement procedures; penalties) -
Criminal Law Can You Give a Live Goldfish as a Prize in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.272 s.80F (Giving away live animals as prize or award) -
Criminal Law Is Selling a Dyed Easter Chick Illegal in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.272 s.80D (Living rabbits, baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl; sale, barter or gift) -
Criminal Law Is It Illegal to Sell a Slingshot in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.269 s.12 (Manufacturing and selling knives, slung shots, swords, bludgeons and similar weapons) -
Criminal Law Is Writing in a Library Book a Crime in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.266 s.100 (Libraries; mutilation or destruction of materials or property) -
Criminal Law Is Selling Liquor Filled Candy Illegal in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.270 s.8 (Candy containing alcohol; sale) -
Criminal Law Is It Illegal to Secretly Record Someone in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.272 s.99 (Interception of wire and oral communications) -
Auto Accidents How Long Do I Have to File a Car Accident Claim in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.260 s.2A (Tort, contract to recover for personal injuries, and replevin actions) -
Auto Accidents Who Pays My Medical Bills After a Car Accident in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.90 s.34M (Personal injury protection), with the benefit defined at M.G.L. c.90 s.34A -
Auto Accidents Can I Recover If I Was Partly at Fault in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.231 s.85 (Comparative negligence; limited effect of contributory negligence as defense) -
Criminal Law Is Agreeing to Fight Someone a Separate Crime in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.265 s.9 (Prize fighting; engaging); context: c.265 s.3, s.4; c.265 s.6-8 repealed -
Property Damage What Happens If a Neighbor Cuts Down My Tree in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.242 s.7 (Willful trespass to trees, etc.; damages) -
Landlord and Tenant What Happens If a Massachusetts Landlord Keeps Your Security Deposit Past 30 Days? M.G.L. c.186 s.15B(6)-(7) -
Criminal Law Is Taking a Shopping Cart Off the Lot Shoplifting in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.266 s.30A (Shoplifting; penalty; arrest without warrant), fifth clause -
Myth Check Why Is Happy Hour Illegal in Massachusetts? 204 CMR 4.03(1) (Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission), promulgated under M.G.L. c.138, s.24 -
Criminal Law Is It a Crime to Refuse to Help a Police Officer in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.268 s.24 (Neglect or refusal to assist officer or watchman) -
Marine Fisheries What Is the Fine for Keeping a Short Lobster in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.130 s.44 (Sale or possession of short lobsters) -
Criminal Law Is Taking a Milk Crate a Crime in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.266 s.144 (Carrying away or conversion of certain milk containers without permission of owners) -
Criminal Law Is It a Crime to Put Your Trash in Someone Else's Dumpster in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.266 s.146 (Disposal of solid waste in commercial disposal container of another without consent of owner) -
Criminal Law Is It a Crime to Interfere With a Police Dog in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.272 s.77A (Willfully injuring police dogs and horses) -
Dog Bites Does Massachusetts Give a Dog One Free Bite? M.G.L. c.140, s.155 ("Liability for damage caused by dog; minors; presumption and burden of proof") -
Auto Accidents What Happens If You Hit a Parked Car and Drive Away in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.90, s.24(2)(a) (property or another vehicle) and s.24(2)(a1/2) (personal injury and death) -
Wage and Hour When Is My Final Paycheck Due After Being Fired in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.149 s.148 and s.150 -
Consumer Protection What Is a 93A Demand Letter in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.93A s.9 -
Auto Accidents How Many Days Do You Have to Report a Car Accident in Massachusetts? M.G.L. c.90 s.26
These videos and the text on their pages are general legal information, not legal advice, and do not create an attorney-client relationship. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Attorney advertising under Mass. R. Prof. C. 7.1 to 7.5. Responsible attorney: Jim Glaser, admitted in MA only, of counsel to Keches Law. These videos use an AI-generated likeness and voice of Attorney Jim Glaser, with his permission.