{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-44","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 44","heading":"Use of motor vehicles not running on rails","body":"Section 44. Any company, with the approval of the department, may acquire, own and operate, for the transportation of passengers or freight, motor vehicles not running upon rails or tracks, but in such operation shall be subject to chapters one hundred and fifty-nine A and one hundred and fifty-nine B, so far as applicable.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section44","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:49Z","sha256":"e227b16bd9d8cca84f2df59dd5d4390b4d10ea84396f05d53f2069808a376481","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-43","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}