{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-82a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 82A","heading":"Violations of Sec. 79; liability of pawnbroker","body":"Section 82A. Any pawnbroker who violates the provisions of section seventy-nine in reference to articles pawned which are found to be stolen articles shall be liable for the loss incurred by the loan, and the pawned article may be reclaimed by the owner of the same.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section82A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:18Z","sha256":"ea62a3aaf2f6c2d3237f9f7a27de736e67a0cfd7ac3863b0c4b7b395775211b5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-82","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}