Statements of births and deaths; penalty
M.G.L. c. 46, § 24
in effectc. 46, § 24. Statements of births and deaths; penalty
Section 24. In any statement of births or deaths printed by a town the name of a child born out of wedlock or of its parents shall not be printed, but the words ''child born out of wedlock'' shall be used in place thereof. A town violating this section shall forfeit to the mother of such child not more than one hundred dollars.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter46/Section24Fetched: 10/20/2026
