{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-51a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 51A","heading":"Exemption for special circumstances; days of rest and Sunday business","body":"Section 51A. The attorney general, if it is proved to his satisfaction that special circumstances require an exemption from section forty-eight, may grant such exemption under such conditions as he deems necessary for a period not exceeding sixty days.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section51A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:28Z","sha256":"81bab7eda59392f27a0d0191b396663fcf1d1593b22bc71478b623e0631ed302","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-51","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-51b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}