{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-2a-217","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2A-217","heading":"Identification","body":"Section 2A–217. Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs:\n(a) when the lease contract is made if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are existing and identified;\n(b) when the goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods to which the lease contract refers, if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are not existing and identified; or\n(c) when the young are conceived, if the lease contract is for a lease of unborn young of animals.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 2A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section2A-217","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:22Z","sha256":"9ecdf77cc4f98aa81adb87b887122ada52408ba21c0c2020ac93942aca588404","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-2a-216","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-2a-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}