Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 31 (2026)
Posting of notice of statutes
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Section 31. All innholders, and all lodging house keepers who have been ordered to keep a register, shall post in a conspicuous place near the register a notice, to be furnished by the licensing authorities, containing the provisions of sections twenty-seven and twenty-nine relating to the entry of names and residences in the register, together with the penalty provided for their violation.
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case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Blinn, 503 N.E.2d 25 (Mass. 1987).
Commonwealth v. Blinn, 503 N.E.2d 25 (Mass. 1987). “G. L. c. 140, § 31 (1984 ed.). Thus, the defendant’s argument that he could withhold the register in order to protect *129 the privacy of his guests must fail because the guests had no legitimate expectation that their names in the register could be withheld from the police.”
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