{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5","heading":"Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth","body":"Section 5. All civil actions to recover money for the commonwealth may be brought in the name of the commonwealth by the attorney general or by a district attorney.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter12/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:49Z","sha256":"62cac8e5f87f2d45c1025718b21c2fb083afd9f94dbd17ea02a9fb5c31478258","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-4a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}