{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-123-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, § 19","heading":"Parties or witnesses; determination of mental condition","body":"Section 19. In order to determine the mental condition of any party or witness before any court of the commonwealth, the presiding judge may, in his discretion, request the department to assign a qualified physician or psychologist, who, if assigned shall make such examinations as the judge may deem necessary.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 123"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter123/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:02Z","sha256":"1de5d7926db28aaa122c25d7f27129d98417f7e60866c03fcbde16fe1093ed85","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-123-18a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-123-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}