Massachusetts § 129 Fictitious name or address and other false information;  penalties

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 129 — Fictitious name or address and other false information; penalties

Massachusetts § 129

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXPUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER

Ch. 140LICENSES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 129 (2026).

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[ Text of section effective until October 2, 2024.  For text effective October 2, 2024, see below.]Section 129. Whoever in purchasing, renting or hiring a firearm, rifle, shotgun or machine gun, or in making application for any form of license or permit issued in connection therewith, or in requesting that work be done by a gunsmith, gives a false or fictitious name or address or knowingly offers or gives false information concerning the date or place of birth, his citizenship status, occupation, or criminal record, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both;  and for a second or subsequent offense, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two and one h

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[ Text of section effective until October 2, 2024. For text effective October 2, 2024, see below.]Section 129. Whoever in purchasing, renting or hiring a firearm, rifle, shotgun or machine gun, or in making application for any form of license or permit issued in connection therewith, or in requesting that work be done by a gunsmith, gives a false or fictitious name or address or knowingly offers or gives false information concerning the date or place of birth, his citizenship status, occupation, or criminal record, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; and for a second or subsequent offense, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two and one half years nor more than five years in the state prison.Chapter 140: Section 129. Fictitious name or address and other false information; penalties[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 135, Sec. 43 effective October 2, 2024. For text effective until October 2, 2024, see above.]Section 129. Whoever in purchasing or renting a firearm, or in making application for any form of license, card or permit issued in connection therewith, or in requesting that work be done by a gunsmith, gives a false or fictitious name or address or knowingly offers or gives false information concerning the date or place of birth, his citizenship status, occupation, or criminal record, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; and for a second or subsequent offense, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two and one half years nor more than five years in the state prison.