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Penalty for violating Secs. 52 to 54

M.G.L. c. 91, § 55
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c. 91, § 55. Penalty for violating Secs. 52 to 54 Section 55. Whoever violates any provision of sections fifty-two, fifty-three and fifty-four or of any license or permit granted under said sections, (a) shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day that such violation occurs or continues, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment; or (b), shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day such violation occurs or continues.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter91/Section55Fetched: 10/20/2026

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