Massachusetts Statutes

§ 23 — Needy disabled persons; neglect or refusal of parents to support; penalty

Massachusetts·Part IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES·Title I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS·Ch. 273 DESERTION, NON–SUPPORT AND ILLEGITIMACY
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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