Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 103 (2026)
Oil of vitriol, or other substances; throwing into building or vessel
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Section 103. Whoever wilfully, intentionally and without right throws into, against or upon a dwelling house, office, shop or other building, or vessel, or puts or places therein or thereon oil of vitriol, coal tar or other noxious or filthy substance, with intent unlawfully to injure, deface or defile such dwelling house, office, shop, building or vessel, or any property therein, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail for not more than two and one half years or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2023 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Means, 907 N.E.2d 646 (Mass. 2009).
Commonwealth v. Means, 907 N.E.2d 646 (Mass. 2009). “265, § 15A (b)\ vandalism with a noxious or filthy substance, G. L. c. 266, § 103; and being a habitual criminal, G.”
Commonwealth v. Means, 886 N.E.2d 754 (Mass. App. Ct. 2008). “The defendant was acquitted of vandalism by use of a noxious or filthy substance in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 103. The defendant alleged that trial counsel failed to file certain motions; failed to request the production of certain necessary documents; had only met with the…”
Commonwealth v. James M. Murphy, No. 21-P-0831 (Mass. App. Ct. Nov. 6, 2023). “807 (2022), wherein the court held that urine does not constitute a noxious or filthy substance within the meaning of G. L. c. 266, § 103, there was no factual basis for the charge.”
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