{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-173","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 173","heading":"Destruction or sale of records and papers","body":"Section 173. The commissioner, having first obtained authority from the governor and council, may destroy or sell all such records, papers and schedules accumulated in the department as in his judgment are of no value.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section173","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:30Z","sha256":"60604daa1c8778363511d0bd7044be1b8c4c970401094a3c6f17abc8a86aa7b0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-169-to-172","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}