Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46 § 24

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 46:24 - Statements of births and deaths; penalty

In any statement of births or deaths printed by a town the name of a child born out of wedlock or of its parents shall not be printed, but the words "child born out of wedlock" shall be used in place thereof. A town violating this section shall forfeit to the mother of such child not more than one hundred dollars.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 24