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Massachusetts General Laws - Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order - Chapter 272, Section 1Legal Research Home > Massachusetts Lawyer > Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order > Massachusetts General Laws - Crimes Against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order - Chapter 272, Section 1 Sponsored LinksEnticing away person under 16 for marriage. Section 1. Whoever fraudulently and deceitfully entices or takes away an unmarried person under sixteen from the house of such person’s parents or elsewhere, without the consent of the parent or guardian, if any, under whose care and custody such person is living, for the purpose of effecting a clandestine marriage of such person without the consent of such parent or guardian, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both. Last modified: March 8, 2006 |