Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266 § 85
Current with Act changes effective as of September 9, 2024
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.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 85