Annotated Laws of Massachusetts
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES (Chs. 263 – 280)
TITLE I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (Chs. 263 – 274)
Chapter 265 Crimes Against the Person (§§ 1 — 60)
Effective until October 23, 2024:
§ 15E. Assault and Battery by Discharging a Firearm — Penalty.
(a) Whoever commits an assault and battery upon another by discharging a firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2½ years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Effective October 23, 2024:
§ 15E. Assault and Battery by Discharging a Firearm — Penalty.
(a) Whoever commits an assault and battery upon another by discharging a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2½ years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.