Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13C (2026)

Assault and battery to collect loan; penalty

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Section 13C. Whoever commits an assault and battery upon another for the purpose of collecting a loan shall for the first offense be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three nor more than five years or by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years in a jail or house of correction; and for a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years. Except in the case of a conviction for the first offense for violation of this section, the imposition or execution of the sentence shall not be suspended and no probation or parole shall be granted until the minimum imprisonment herein provided for the offense shall have been served.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1977–2018 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Fazio, 378 N.E.2d 648 (Mass. 1978).

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Commonwealth v. Fazio, 378 N.E.2d 648 (Mass. 1978). “265, § 25), assault and battery to collect a loan (G. L. c. 265, § 13C), and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (G.”

Commonwealth v. Hogan, 387 N.E.2d 158 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979). “” 3 The defendants were also tried on an indictment charging assault and battery with intent to collect a loan (G. L. c. 265, § 13C). A verdict was directed on that charge at the close of the prosecution’s case.”

Commonwealth v. White, 363 N.E.2d 1365 (Mass. App. Ct. 1977). “265, § 17, which does not require proof of a larcenous intent.”

Commonwealth v. Marcus, 454 N.E.2d 1277 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983). “As to the third test, comparison with more serious crimes within the jurisdiction, see G. L. c. 265, § 13C, assault and battery to collect a loan — five years minimum for a second offense; G.”

Commonwealth v. Thompson, 780 N.E.2d 96 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002). “If anything, White supports the Commonwealth’s case, given our suggestion there that the defendant could have been indicted under G. L. c. 265, § 13C, for the use of violence in collecting a debt.”

Commonwealth v. Brown, 107 N.E.3d 1256 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). “Brown, was convicted by a jury of assault and battery to collect a loan in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13C, and breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony in violation of G.”

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