# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 6: Person killed or wounded as result of an assembly; guilt and responsibility

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 6
- **Heading:** Person killed or wounded as result of an assembly; guilt and responsibility
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 269 / Section 6

## Text

Section 6. If, by reason of the efforts made by any two or more of said magistrates or officers or by their direction to disperse such assembly, or to seize and secure the persons composing the same who have refused to disperse, though the number remaining may be less than five, any such person or any other person then present is killed or wounded, the magistrates and officers, and all persons acting by their order or under their direction, and all persons acting under the two preceding sections, shall be held guiltless, and fully justified in law; and if any of said magistrates or officers, or any person acting under or by the direction of any of the officers before mentioned, is killed or wounded, all persons so assembled, and all other persons who, when commanded or required, refused to aid and assist said magistrates or officers, shall be held answerable therefor.

Section 6. If, by reason of the efforts made by any two or more of said magistrates or officers or by their direction to disperse such assembly, or to seize and secure the persons composing the same who have refused to disperse, though the number remaining may be less than five, any such person or any other person then present is killed or wounded, the magistrates and officers, and all persons acting by their order or under their direction, and all persons acting under the two preceding sections, shall be held guiltless, and fully justified in law; and if any of said magistrates or officers, or any person acting under or by the direction of any of the officers before mentioned, is killed or wounded, all persons so assembled, and all other persons who, when commanded or required, refused to aid and assist said magistrates or officers, shall be held answerable therefor.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 1 Dispensing and suppressing unlawful assembly; arresting persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 2 Refusing or neglecting to depart or to assist in suppressing assembly or in arresting persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 3 Neglect or refusal to exercise authority to suppress assembly](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 4 Requiring aid; dispersing and suppressing assembly; seizure of persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 5 Armed forces obeying orders for suppressing riot and dispersing and arresting persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 6 Person killed or wounded as result of an assembly; guilt and responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 7 Injury to building or vessel by persons unlawfully assembled](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 8 Destruction of or damage to property by persons riotously assembled; liability of town](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 10 Carrying dangerous weapons; possession of machine gun or sawed-off shotguns; possession of large capacity weapon or large capacity feeding device; punishment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 10A Selling, giving or using silencers; confiscation and destruction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S10A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 10C Tear gas; use in commission of crimes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S10C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 10D Body armor; use in commission of crime](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S10D.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 10E Firearms sales, distributions or transfers; penalties; eligibility for probation, parole, furlough or work release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S10E.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 10F Illegal sale, gifts or transfer of large capacity weapons or large capacity feeding devices; punishment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C269_S10F.md)

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