Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, § 4 (2026)

Inducing absences; penalty

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Section 4. Whoever induces or attempts to induce a minor to absent himself unlawfully from school, or unlawfully employs him or harbors a minor who, while school is in session, is absent unlawfully therefrom, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1975–2002 · leading case: Attorney Gen. v. Bailey, 436 N.E.2d 139 (Mass. 1982).

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Attorney Gen. v. Bailey, 436 N.E.2d 139 (Mass. 1982). “G. L. c. 76, § 4. As the State identifies the children attending the Grace *381 Bible Church Christian School, it is reasonably likely that their parents may be threatened with truancy prosecutions.”

City of Worcester v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 438 Mass. 177 (Mass. 2002). “That other mechanisms for addressing truancy may also exist, see, e.”

Brunelle v. Lynn Pub. Schs., 433 Mass. 179 (Mass. 2001). “Under G. L. c. 76, § 4, the maximum penalty is a fine of two hundred dollars.”

Morgan v. Kerrigan, 409 F. Supp. 1141 (D. Mass. 1975). “G.L. c. 76, § 4. Plaintiffs have shown prima facie that the Association 3 is a homeowners’ or taxpayers’ group concerned about things other than the content and quality of the education being offered at South Boston High School.”

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