Section 14. Whoever breaks and enters a dwelling house in the night
time, with intent to commit a felony, or whoever, after having entered
with such intent, breaks such dwelling house in the night time, any
person being then lawfully therein, and the offender being armed with a
dangerous weapon at the time of such breaking or entry, or so arming
himself in such house, or making an actual assault on a person lawfully
therein, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life
or for any term of not less than ten years.
Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed
with a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon shall be
punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term
of years, but not less than 15 years. Whoever commits a subsequent such
offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life
or for any term of years, but not less than 20 years. The sentence
imposed upon a person who, after being convicted of any offence
mentioned in this section, commits the like offence, or any other of
the offences therein mentioned, shall not be suspended, nor shall he be
placed on probation.
Chapter 266: Section 15. Burglary; unarmed
Section 15. Whoever breaks and enters a dwelling house in the night
time, with the intent mentioned in the preceding section, or, having
entered with such intent, breaks such dwelling house in the night time,
the offender not being armed, nor arming himself in such house, with a
dangerous weapon, nor making an assault upon a person lawfully therein,
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than
twenty years and, if he shall have been previously convicted of any
crime named in this or the preceding section, for not less than five
years.
Chapter 266: Section 16. Breaking and entering at night
Section 16. Whoever, in the night time, breaks and enters a
building, ship, vessel or vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, or
who attempts to or does break, burn, blow up or otherwise injures or
destroys a safe, vault or other depository of money, bonds or other
valuables in any building, vehicle or place, with intent to commit a
larceny or felony, whether he succeeds or fails in the perpetration of
such larceny or felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison for not more than twenty years or in a jail or house of
correction for not more than two and one-half years.
Chapter 266: Section 16A. Building, vessel or vehicle; breaking and entering with intent to commit misdemeanor
Section 16A. Whoever in the nighttime or daytime breaks and enters a
building, ship, vessel or vehicle with intent to commit a misdemeanor
shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by
imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Chapter 266: Section 17. Entering without breaking at night; breaking and entering in day time; weapons; punishment
Section 17. Whoever, in the night time, enters without breaking, or
breaks and enters in the day time, a building, ship, vessel, or
vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, the owner or any other person
lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for not more than ten years. Whoever commits any
offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, rifle,
shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon shall be punished by
imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five years or in the
house of correction for not more than two and one-half years.
Chapter 266: Section 18. Dwelling house; entry at night; breaking and entering in day time; weapons; punishment
Section 18. Whoever, in the night time, enters a dwelling house
without breaking, or breaks and enters in the day time a building, ship
or motor vehicle or vessel, with intent to commit a felony, no person
lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not
more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more
than two years. Whoever commits any offense described in this section
while armed with a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault
weapon shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not
less than five years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for
not more than two and one-half years.
Chapter 266: Section 18A. Entering dwelling house by false pretenses; intent to commit felony; larceny; punishment
Section 18A. Whoever enters a dwelling house by false pretenses,
without breaking and with the intent to commit a felony, no person
lawfully therein being put in fear, or whoever enters a dwelling house
by false pretenses, without breaking and, after having entered, commits
a larceny, as defined by section 30, no person lawfully therein being
put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for
not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than $5,000 and
imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than two years, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.