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2016 Massachusetts General Laws
PART V THE GENERAL LAWS, AND EXPRESS REPEAL OF CERTAIN ACTS AND RESOLVES
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Chapter 281 THE GENERAL LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT
Section 5 Punishment, penalty or forfeiture incurred; effect of repeal of law by General Laws
MA Gen L ch 281 § 5 (2016) What's This?
Section 5. The repeal of a law by this act shall not affect any punishment, penalty or forfeiture incurred under such law, except that any provision of the General Laws by which a punishment, penalty or forfeiture is mitigated may be extended and applied to any judgment pronounced after said repeal.
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