{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156b-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, § 20","heading":"Pre-emptive rights","body":"Section 20. No stockholder shall have any pre-emptive right to acquire stock of the corporation except to the extent provided in the articles of organization or in a by-law adopted by and subject to amendment only by the stockholders.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156B/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:38Z","sha256":"e45cfe8c96e2b1dd384c698165d1325374bf160a5e692611bfe8641300bab53e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156b-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156b-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}