Massachusetts § 131V - Extreme risk protection orders; filing materially false information in petition or filing petition with intent to harass; penalty
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§ 131V. Extreme risk protection orders; filing materially false information in petition or filing petition with intent to harass; penalty
Section 131V. (a) A person who files a petition for an extreme risk protection order, knowing the information in the petition to be materially false or with an intent to harass the respondent, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 21/2 years in the house of correction or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[There is no subsection (b).]
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 131V ("Extreme risk protection orders; filing materially false information in petition or filing petition with intent to harass; 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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