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Massachusetts Prohibited Consensual Sexual Activity Laws
Overview of Prohibited Consensual Sexual Activity Laws
| Sodomy Laws Applicable to | Both sexes or with a beast |
| Penalty for Sodomy | 272§34 Crime against nature: imprisonment for not more than 20 years |
| HIV Exposure and Compelled Testing for Offenders | - |
| Other Crimes Relating to Consensual Sex Acts | 272§16 Open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior: felony; up to 3 years or by fine of not more than $300; 272§26 Resorting to restaurants or taverns for immoral purposes: fine not more than $500 or imprisonment not more than 1 yr. or both; 272§29 Dissemination or possession of obscene matter: imprisonment not more than 5 years or fine not more than $10,000; 272§35 Unnatural and lascivious acts: felony, fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years; 272§43 Disorderliness in public conveyances; disturbance of travelers: misdemeanor 272§53 Indecent exposure: fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment not more than 6 months, or both |
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