{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 13","heading":"Districts for administration of criminal law or defense of civil actions","body":"Section 13. For the administration of the criminal law, or for the defense of civil actions brought pursuant to chapter two hundred and fifty-eight, Suffolk county shall constitute the Suffolk district; Middlesex county, the northern district; Essex county, the eastern district; Norfolk county, the Norfolk district; Plymouth county, the Plymouth district; Bristol county, the Bristol district; Barnstable, Nantucket and Dukes counties, the Cape and Islands district; Worcester county, excluding the town of Athol, the middle district; Berkshire county, the Berkshire district; Hampden county, the Hampden district; and Franklin county, including the town of Athol, and Hampshire county, the northwestern district.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter12/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:49Z","sha256":"fcbccfd47e025789163eab62e251a7c4abb27f1dabfedfe5a224ceb0fbc07052","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}