Massachusetts Statutes
§ 23 — Needy disabled persons; neglect or refusal of parents to support; penalty
Massachusetts § 23
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Ch. 273DESERTION, NON–SUPPORT AND ILLEGITIMACY
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 273, § 23 (2026).
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Section 23. The father or mother of any needy disabled person who unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.
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