{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 40","heading":"Removal of wires without notice; penalty","body":"Section 40. Whoever wilfully cuts, disconnects, removes or otherwise interrupts the use of the wires of any such company, without first giving notice as provided in the preceding section, shall be punished as provided in section thirty-eight.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 166"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter166/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:57Z","sha256":"2b0e6ec81e09e2a26b8c8f466986a61f2652f3158de7140a3aeefc8e517983e6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}