Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 48 (2026)

Ice cream truck vending by sex offender prohibited

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Section 48. A sex offender, as defined by section 178C of chapter 6, who engages in ice cream truck vending, as defined in section 25 of chapter 270, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years or by a fine of $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A police officer or officer authorized to serve criminal process may arrest, without a warrant, any person whom he has probable cause to believe has violated this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: Doe, SORB No. 380316 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 473 Mass. 297 (Mass. 2015).

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Doe, SORB No. 380316 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 473 Mass. 297 (Mass. 2015). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 265, § 48, inserted by St. 2010, c.”

Doe v. City of Lynn, 36 N.E.3d 18 (Mass. 2015). “90, §§ 8A, 8A Vz, or an ice cream truck vendor, G. L. c. 265, § 48. Conclusion. The totality of the 1999 statutory scheme, incorporating as it does a series of interdependent policies and practices specifically designed to protect the public from level two and level three sex…”

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