Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272 § 22
Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
A parent who conceals the death of the issue of such parent, which if born alive would be a child born out of wedlock, so that it cannot be ascertained whether it was born alive or, if born alive, whether it was murdered, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 22