Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 10 (2026)

Subsequent offenses within five years of conviction

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Section 10. Whoever, within five years after being convicted of any offence mentioned in section five, seven, eight, nine, eleven, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen or seventeen A, commits the like offence, or any other of the offences therein mentioned, shall, in addition to the fine therein provided, be punished by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, and the sentence imposing such fine and such imprisonment shall not be suspended.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1991 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Brisson, 578 N.E.2d 805 (Mass. App. Ct. 1991).

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Commonwealth v. Brisson, 578 N.E.2d 805 (Mass. App. Ct. 1991). · cites it 7× “As proved by the Commonwealth and stipulated to by Brisson, this was his second felony conviction under § 17 within five years. As a result, he fell under G.”

Commonwealth v. Jackson, 344 N.E.2d 166 (Mass. 1976). “6 Although not more severe than § 10 (a), G. L. c. 271, § 10, provides that a person twice convicted of certain gambling offenses, which are crimes against the public welfare as is the unlawful carrying of a firearm, is subjected to three months to one year in jail with no…”

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