Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102 § 2
Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
A seaman or mariner who has shipped or entered into a contract for a voyage from a port in this commonwealth shall not be arrested on mesne process on account of a debt to a landlord or boarding house keeper; nor shall a landlord or boarding house keeper detain or have a lien upon his wearing apparel or other property, or hinder, obstruct or delay him in the performance of such contract. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, § 2