Massachusetts Statutes
§ 1A — Boarding vessels without permission; penalty; exceptions
Massachusetts § 1A
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XVREGULATION OF TRADE
Ch. 102SHIPPING AND SEAMEN, HARBORS AND HARBOR MASTERS
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, § 1A (2026).
Text
Section 1A. Except as provided in section one, whoever, not being a pilot or public officer, boards a boat or vessel without the permission of the owner or person in charge thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.This section shall not apply to a person who boards a rafted-up boat or vessel to reach a boat or vessel which he is authorized to board, or to reach a wharf, dock or float, or who boards a boat or vessel which has been abandoned, or who boards a boat or vessel to save life or prevent personal injury or property damage.
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