{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-38","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 38","heading":"Free access to officers","body":"Section 38. The keeper of every public lodging house shall at all times, when so required by any officer of the building department, of the health department, or of the police department, give him free access to said house or any part thereof.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section38","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:17Z","sha256":"127a3a7a95859d30e95a17dc18b5fc0a7917596225c0dbdf8373ce91cd0b8234","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-37","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}