{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 2","heading":"Formation","body":"Section 2. Any persons, to the number hereinafter provided, who associate themselves by a written agreement hereinafter described with the intention of forming a corporation for any purpose permitted under section one, upon complying with section nine, shall be and remain a corporation.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter158/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:43Z","sha256":"1fe2ff8213dd07328e5f4f05dbd7997ee66e27835fde8b2b0594c271ba5ce81f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}