{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-117a-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 4","heading":"Persons not citizens or legal residents","body":"Section 4. A person who is neither a citizen of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law shall be ineligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 117A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter117A/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:55Z","sha256":"5cf5f013b82b95510660646340bd8c7531bb054ef774470ea3708e1c639e719f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-117a-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-117a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}