Massachusetts General Laws Annotated
Part III. Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases (Ch. 211-262)
Title II. Actions and Proceedings Therein (Ch. 223-236)
Chapter 231. Pleading and Practice (Refs & Annos)
M.G.L.A. 231 § 85G
§ 85G. Parents’ liability for willful acts of minor children
Currentness:
Parents of an unemancipated child under the age of eighteen and over the age of seven years shall be liable in a civil action for any willful act committed by said child which results in injury or death to another person or damage to the property of another, which shall include any damages resulting from a larceny or attempted larceny of property as set forth in section thirty A of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, damage to cemetery property or damage to any state, county or municipal property or damage as set forth in sections one hundred and twenty-six A and one hundred and twenty-six B of chapter two hundred and sixty-six. This section shall not apply to a parent who, as a result of a decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, does not have custody of such child at the time of the commission of the tort. Recovery under this section shall be limited to the amount of proved loss or damage but in no event shall it exceed five thousand dollars.
Credits
Added by St.1969, c. 453. Amended by St.1972, c. 552, § 1; St.1975, c. 189; St.1979, c. 172; St.1983, c. 97; St.1985, c. 442; St.1986, c. 335, § 1; St.1994, c. 60, § 165.
Notes of Decisions (15)
Current through Chapter 56 of the 2011 1st Annual Session
Massachusetts General Laws Annotated
Part III. Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases (Ch. 211-262)
Title II. Actions and Proceedings Therein (Ch. 223-236)
Chapter 231. Pleading and Practice (Refs & Annos)
M.G.L.A. 231 § 85R 1/2
§ 85R ½ . Tort Liability for Shoplifting; Penalty.
Currentness:
Whoever causes damage to the property of a person as a result of a larceny or attempted larceny of said property as set forth in section thirty A of chapter two hundred and sixty-six or commits or attempts to commit a larceny of goods for sale on the premises of a merchant or commits or attempts to commit a larceny of the personal property of employees or customers or others present on such premises shall be liable in tort to the merchant for damages for not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars in addition to any actual damages incurred. An action for recovery may be commenced under the provisions of sections twenty-one to twenty-five, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and eighteen.
Credits
Added by St.1986, c. 335, § 2.
Current through Chapter 56 of the 2011 1st Annual Session