Section 104—Destruction of property > $250 [misdemeanor, 2.5 months]
Section 111A—Prepare or present false insurance claim [felony, 2.5–5 years]
Section 111B—False insurance claim, motor vehicle [felony, 2.5–5 years]
Section 127—Destruction of property under $250 [misdemeanor, 2.5 months]
Section 127—Wanton destruction of personal or real property over $250 [misdemeanor, 2.5 years]
Section 127—Malicious destruction of personal or real property over $250 [felony, 2.5–10 years]
Massachusetts Law, Chapter 268
Section 28—Deliver drugs to prisoner [felony, max. 5 years]
Section 39—Motor vehicle theft, false report of [misdemeanor, max. 2 years]
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Footnotes
* Laws and penalties may have been different in the 1970s; these are current. Sources: Massachusetts Sentencing Commission Felony and Misdemeanor Master Crime List 2015, www.mass.gov/courts/docs/admin/sentcomm/mastercrimelist.pdf; also www.mass.gov/courts/selfhelp/criminal-law/misdemeanors-felonies. Massachusetts General Laws, Part IV, Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases, https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI.
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