{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-102-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, § 2","heading":"Exemption of seamen or mariners from arrest on debt; liens","body":"Section 2. 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.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 102"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter102/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:17Z","sha256":"9b7b7a55c801a5b5ae8f7a2e10d9765105836b47aa529bd76b37abb31fad39ce","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-102-1a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-102-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}