{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 20","heading":"Issuance of certificate","body":"Section 20. Certificates of stock shall not be issued by a company until the par value thereof shall have been paid in cash.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:49Z","sha256":"7c089f5dfabbb254a695ba4d61c8ec9032e42c4c8ddada8dbae274390ee02721","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-20a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}