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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, § 13 (2026)

False alarms of fire

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Section 13. Whoever, without reasonable cause, by outcry or the ringing of bells, or otherwise, makes or circulates or causes to be made or circulated a false alarm of fire shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1924–2007 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Rodriquez, 873 N.E.2d 1221 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007).
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Commonwealth v. Rodriquez, 873 N.E.2d 1221 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). “See G. L. c. 269, § 13 A (rendering criminal the knowing and intentional making of a false report of a crime to police).”
Commonwealth v. Reilly, 142 N.E. 915 (Mass. 1924). “Commonwealth v. Webster, 5 Cush. 295 , 319, 320.”
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