{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176k-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176K, § 9","heading":"Contracts in existence prior to effective date of chapter","body":"Section 9. Nothing contained herein shall affect, in any way, binding contracts, including the existence, validity or operation of such contracts in existence in the commonwealth prior to the effective date of this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176K"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176K/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:18Z","sha256":"396124f1a106841165e5f69e5af7b7d1acbe52930e6ca3a103974df11bb4e3f3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176k-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176l-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}