Massachusetts § 113A - Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 113A — Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 113A. Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty
Section 113A. Whoever fraudulently attempts to, or does enter upon or leave any vehicle or station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority by using a stolen employee or prepaid pass or a counterfeit employee or prepaid pass of said authority shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Whoever attempts to, or does enter or leave a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station or vehicle in the aforesaid manner may, if such offense is committed in the presence of a police officer, including a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police officer or railway police officer, be arrested without a warrant.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 113A ("Fraudulent use of passes; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations or vehicles; penalty") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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