Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 201
Right of officers to enter premises; obstruction of entrance
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140 — Licenses · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 201, Right of officers to enter premises; obstruction of entrance, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1553371
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Section 201. A sheriff, marshal or their deputies, a constable or police officer may at any time enter a billiard, pool or sippio room, bowling alley, skating rink, the licensed premises of a common victualler or room connected therewith, or a grove required to be licensed under section one hundred and eighty-eight, or any building therein, for the purpose of enforcing any law; and whoever obstructs or hinders the entrance of such officer shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars.