{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-708","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 9-708","heading":"Persons Entitled to File Initial Financing Statement or Continuation Statement","body":"Section 9–708. A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this part if:\n(1) the secured party of record authorizes the filing; and\n(2) the filing is necessary under this part:\n(A) to continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this act takes effect; or\n(B) to perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 9"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section9-708","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:32Z","sha256":"5b2e7949ade5b8980f08e56c524654197a6994b5727857dbdd4a1f2e7cc82430","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-707","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}