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2019 Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title I - Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 266 - Crimes Against Property
Section 85 - Collateral Security; Sale Before Debt Due
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 266 § 85 (2019)
Section 85. Whoever, holding collateral security deposited with him for the payment of a debt which may be due to him, sells, pledges, lends or in any way disposes of the same before such debt becomes due and payable, without the authority of the depositor thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than two years.
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