{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-38","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 38","heading":"Effect of request or advice of department","body":"Section 38. No request or advice of the department shall in any manner impair the legal duties and obligations of a railroad corporation or railway company or its legal liability for the consequences of its acts or of the neglect or mismanagement of any of its agents or servants.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 159"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter159/Section38","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:44Z","sha256":"0397c16074d5d97ddd5462adbf33793b5ab763efb504c421db91f6fce71f4d3b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-37","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}