Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 25 (2026)

Refusal to submit to police officer

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Section 25. Any person who, while operating or in charge of a motor vehicle, shall refuse, when requested by a police officer, to give his name and address or the name and address of the owner of such motor vehicle, or who shall give a false name or address, or who shall refuse or neglect to stop when signalled to stop by any police officer who is in uniform or who displays his badge conspicuously on the outside of his outer coat or garment, or who refuses, on demand of such officer, to produce his license to operate such vehicle or his certificate of registration, or to permit such officer to take the license or certificate in hand for the purpose of examination, or who refuses, on demand of such officer, to sign his name in the presence of such officer, and any person who on the demand of an officer of the police or other officer mentioned in section twenty-nine or authorized by the registrar, without a reasonable excuse fails to deliver his license to operate motor vehicles or the certificate of registration of any motor vehicle operated or owned by him or the number plates furnished by the registrar for said motor vehicle, or who refuses or neglects to produce his license when requested by a court or trial justice, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 58 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1969–2026 · leading case: Raiche v. Pietroski, 623 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2010).

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Raiche v. Pietroski, 623 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “Raiche was charged with the criminal offense of “failure to stop for police officer” in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 25 . B. Procedural History On May 5, 2006, Raiche filed suit against Officers Pietroski and Coyne in the United States District Court for the District…”

Commonwealth v. Bois, 62 N.E.3d 513 (Mass. 2016). “90, § 24 (2) (a); and failure to stop for a police officer, G. L. c. 90, § 25. 3 The children slept in a bedroom in the back of the house, while the grandmother slept on a porch separated from the bedroom by a sliding glass door.”

Commonwealth v. Jewett, 31 N.E.3d 1079 (Mass. 2015). “90, § 24 (2) (a); failure to stop for police, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 25; and a marked lanes violation, in violation of G.”

Commonwealth v. Escobar, 93 N.E.3d 1156 (Mass. 2018). · cites it 2× “Statutes directly related to providing a false name to police .”

Commonwealth v. DeJesus, 795 N.E.2d 547 (Mass. 2003). “90, § 24 (1) (a) (1), and refusing to identify himself while operating a motor vehicle in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 25. 1 He admitted to sufficient facts as to both charges and received a continuance without a finding for one year with conditions of supervisory probation.”

Commonwealth v. Hendricks, 891 N.E.2d 209 (Mass. 2008). “In addition to being charged with reckless endangerment of a child, Hendricks was charged with speeding and a number of criminal motor vehicle violations, including refusing to stop for the police, G. L. c. 90, § 25; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, G.”

Commonwealth v. Jefferson, 461 Mass. 821 (Mass. 2012). “90, § 24 (2) (a); and failure to stop for the police, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 25. He was found “not responsible” for speeding, G.”

Commonwealth v. Kerr, 565 N.E.2d 1201 (Mass. 1991). · cites it 2× “90, § 21 (police officer authorized to make an arrest may arrest motor vehicle operators whose licenses have been revoked provided that officer is in uniform or displaying badge); G.L.c. 90, § 25 (any person who refuses to stop automobile when signalled by a police officer in…”

Commonwealth v. Koney, 657 N.E.2d 210 (Mass. 1995). “); and failing to stop for a police officer, G. L. c. 90, § 25 (1994 ed.). A jury in the Superior Court found the defendant guilty on all indictments except the subsequent offense portion of the charge of operating while under the influence.”

Commonwealth v. Hernandez, 924 N.E.2d 709 (Mass. 2010). “The defendant was also charged with failure to identify himself to police, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 25, and the possession and use of false motor vehicle documents, in violation of G.”

Commonwealth v. Guaman, 90 Mass. App. Ct. 36 (Mass. App. Ct. 2016). “90, § 24(2)(a ½)(2); failure to stop, G. L. c. 90, § 25; and operating a motor vehicle without a license, G.”

Commonwealth v. Gray, 667 N.E.2d 1125 (Mass. 1996). · cites it 2× “” The motion judge ruled that, because the detective was in plain clothes and not displaying his badge on the outside of his coat or garment, he did not comply with G. L. c. 90, § 25, and therefore the defendant’s failure to stop was not an arrestable offense.”

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