No person shall in any building or part thereof occupied for state, county or municipal purposes demand, solicit or receive any payment or gift of money or other thing of value for the purposes set forth in section thirteen.\nAny appointed officer or employee convicted of violating any provision of this section may be removed by the appointing authority without a hearing.\nViolation of any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Massachusetts Legal Code