Massachusetts § 1 Felonies and misdemeanors

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 1 — Felonies and misdemeanors

Massachusetts § 1

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 274FELONIES, ACCESSORIES AND ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT CRIMES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 274, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. A crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison is a felony. All other crimes are misdemeanors.

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