{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-28","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 28","heading":"Register; order to keep","body":"Section 28. Every person conducting a lodging house shall within twenty-four hours after he is ordered to do so by the licensing authorities keep a register. The said authorities may issue such order at any time, and shall do so upon receipt of an affidavit of a commissioned officer of the United States army or navy or a police officer stating that the affiant knows or believes such lodging house is being used for immoral solicitation, immoral bargaining or immoral conduct.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section28","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:17Z","sha256":"71978aa3151b24d87481b360f7fc26401b1b71cb2e51ca4c05fe3228b6de6c9f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-27","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}