Common Criminal Offenses

Motor Vehicle Offenses

  • Attaching Wrong Plates to Conceal Identity (G.L. c. 90, § 23)
  • False Statement in License Application (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a])
  • Homicide by a Motor Vehicle (Felony) (G.L. c. 90, § 24G [a])
  • Homicide by a Motor Vehicle (Misdemeanor) (G.L. c. 90, § 24G [b])Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Property Damage (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a])
  • Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Personal Injury Not Resulting in Death (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a½][1])
  • Operating After Suspension or Revocation of License (G.L. c. 90, § 23)
  • Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle (G.L. c. 90, § 34J)
  • Operating Negligently So As to Endanger (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a])
  • Operating Recklessly (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a])
  • Operating with a Blood Alcohol Level of .08% or Greater (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [1])
  • Operating Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [1])
  • Operating Under the Influence of Drugs (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [1])
  • Operating Under the Influence Causing Serious Injury (G.L. c. 90, § 24L)
  • Operating Without Being Licensed (G.L. c. 90, § 10)
  • Refusal to Obey Police Officer (G.L. c. 90, § 25)
  • Road Racing (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a])
  • Use of Vehicle Without Authority (G.L. c. 90, § 24 [2][a])

Offenses Against the Person

  • Affray (G.L. c. 277, § 39)
  • Assault (G.L. c. 265, § 13A[a])
  • Assault and Battery (G.L. c. 265, § 13A [a])
  • Assault and Battery Causing Serious Injury (G.L. c. 265, § 13A [b][i])
  • Assault and Battery on a Person Protected by an Abuse Prevention Order (G.L. c. 265, § 13A [b][iii])
  • Assault and Battery on a Pregnant Woman (G.L. c. 265, § 13A [b][ii])
  • Assault and Battery on a Police Officer or Public Employee (G.L. c. 265, § 13D)
  • Assault and Battery on a Child under 14 Causing Bodily Injury (G.L. c. 265, § 13J [b][par. 1])
  • Wantonly or Recklessly Permitting Bodily Injury to a Child under 14 (G.L. c. 265, § 13J [b][par. 3][first part])
  • Wantonly or Recklessly Permitting Another to Commit an Assault and Battery on a Child under 14 Causing Bodily Injury (G.L. c. 265, § 13J [b][par. 3][second part])
  • Wantonly or Recklessly Permitting Substantial Bodily Injury to a Child under 14 (G.L. c. 265, § 13J [b][par. 4][first part])
  • Wantonly or Recklessly Permitting Another to Commit an Assault and Battery on a Child under 14 Causing Substantial Bodily Injury (G.L. c. 265, § 13J [b][par. 4][second part])
  • Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon (G.L. c. 265, § 15A[b])
  • ABDW Causing Serious Injury (G.L. c. 265, § 15A [c][i])
  • ABDW on a Child under 14 (G.L. c. 265, § 15A [c][iv])
  • ABDW on a Person Protected by an Abuse Prevention Order (G.L. c. 265, § 15A [c][iii])
  • ABDW on a Pregnant Woman (G.L. c. 265, § 15A [c][ii])
  • Custodial Interference by Relative (G.L. c. 265, § 26A)
  • Indecent Assault and Battery (G.L. c. 265, § 13H)
  • Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under Fourteen (G.L. c. 265, § 13B)
  • Reckless Endangerment of a Child under 18 (G.L. c. 265, § 13L)
  • Enticing a Child under 16 (G.L. c. 265, § 26C)

Abuse-Related Offenses

  • Annoying and Accosting Persons of the Opposite Sex (G.L. c. 272, § 53)
  • Civil Rights Violations (G.L. c. 265, § 37)
  • Criminal Harassment (G.L. c. 265, § 43A)
  • Harassing or Obscene Telephone Calls (G.L. c. 269, § 14A)
  • Stalking (G.L. c. 265, § 43)
  • Threat to Commit Crime (G.L. c. 275, §§ 2-4)
  • Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order (G.L. c. 209A, § 7)
  • Violation of a Harassment Prevention Order (G.L. c. 258E, § 9)

Public Order Offenses

  • Bail Jumping (G.L. c. 276, § 82A)
  • Common Nightwalker (G.L. c. 272, § 53)
  • Deriving Support from Earnings of a Prostitute (G.L. c. 272, § 7)
  • Disorderly Conduct (G.L. c. 272, § 53)
  • Disseminating Obscene Matter; Possession with Intent to Disseminate Obscene Matter (G.L. c. 272, § 29)
  • Disturbing the Peace (G.L. c. 272, § 53)
  • Escape (G.L. c. 268, § 16)
  • Failing to Register as a Sex Offender (G.L. c. 6, § 178H)
  • False Report of a Crime (G.L. c. 269, § 13A)
  • Fighting Animals (G.L. c. 272, § 94)
  • Giving False Name upon Arrest (G.L. c. 268, § 34A)
  • Illegal Lottery (G.L. c. 271, § 7)
  • Indecent Exposure (G.L. c. 272, § 53)
  • Intimidating a Witness, Juror, Court Official or Law Enforcement Officer (G.L. c. 268, § 13B)
  • Lewd, Wanton and Lascivious Act (G.L. c. 272, § 53)
  • Open and Gross Lewdness and Lascivious Behavior (G.L. c. 272, § 16)
  • Possession of Fireworks (G.L. c. 148, § 39)
  • Registering Bets (G.L. c. 271, § 17)
  • Resisting Arrest (G.L. c. 268, § 32B)
  • Sexual Conduct for a Fee (G.L. c. 272, § 53A)
  • Unnatural and Lascivious Act (G.L. c. 272, § 35)
  • Use of Telephone for Betting (G.L. c. 271, § 17A)
  • Possession of Child Pornography (G.L. c. 272, § 29C)

Firearms and Weapons Offenses

  • Carrying a Firearm (G.L. c. 269, § 10 [a])
  • Possession of a Firearm (G.L. c. 269, § 10 [h])
  • Defacing Firearm Serial Number; Receiving a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number (G.L. c. 269, § 11C)
  • Possession of Firearm with Defaced Serial Number during Felony (G.L. c. 269, § 11B)
  • Carrying Certain Dangerous Weapons (G.L. c. 269, § 10 [b])
  • Carrying a Dangerous Weapon When Arrested (G.L. c. 269, § 10 [b])

Drug Offenses

  • Distribution of a Controlled Substance; Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (G.L. c. 94C, §§ 32-32D)
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance (G.L. c. 94C, § 34)
  • Sale of Drug Paraphernalia; Possession with Intent to Sell Drug Paraphernalia (G.L. c. 94C, § 32I)
  • School Zone Drug Violation (G.L. c. 94C, § 32J)
  • Park Zone Drug Violation (G.L. c. 94C, § 32J)

Property Offenses

  • Breaking and Entering (G.L. c. 266, § 16)
  • Burning Insured Property (G.L. c. 266, § 10)
  • Burning Personal Property, Motor Vehicle, etc. (G.L. c. 266, § 5)
  • Forgery (G.L. c. 267, §§ 1-8)
  • Possession of Burglarious Tools (G.L. c. 266, § 49)
  • Theft, Purchase, Receipt, Possession or Concealment of Stolen Motor Vehicle; Malicious Damage to Motor Vehicle; Stealing Parts from Motor Vehicle Taken Without Authority; Concealing Motor Vehicle Thief (G.L. c. 266, § 28)
  • Trespass (G.L. c. 266, § 120)
  • Uttering (G.L. c. 267, §§ 5-6)
  • Wanton Destruction of Property (G.L. c. 266, § 127)
  • Wilful and Malicious Destruction of Property (G.L. c. 266, § 127)
  • Wilful or Wanton Destruction of House of Worship, Cemetery or School (G.L. c. 266, § 127A)

Larceny Offenses

  • Fraudulent Insurance Claim (G.L. c. 266, § 111A)
  • Identity Fraud by Posing as Another (G.L. c. 266, § 37E [b])
  • Identity Fraud by Obtaining Personal Information (G.L. c. 266, § 37E [c]
  • Larceny by Check (G.L. c. 266, § 37)
  • Larceny by Embezzlement (G.L. c. 266, § 30)
  • Larceny by False Pretenses (G.L. c. 266, § 30)
  • Larceny by Stealing (G.L. c. 266, § 30)
  • Larceny by Stealing in a Building (G.L. c. 266, § 20)
  • Larceny from the Person (G.L. c. 266, § 25 [b])
  • Larceny of Leased or Rented Personal Property (G.L. c. 266, § 87)
  • Receiving Stolen Property (G.L. c. 266, § 60)
  • Shoplifting (G.L. c. 266, § 30A)
  • Unauthorized Transfer of Sound Recordings (G.L. c. 266, § 143A)

General

  • Accessory Before the Fact (G.L. c. 274, § 2)
  • Attempt (G.L. c. 274, § 6)
  • Compounding or Concealing a Felony (G.L. c. 268, § 36)
  • Conspiracy (G.L. c. 274, § 7)
  • Corporate Criminal Responsibility
  • Aiding or Abetting
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