{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176p-35","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176P, § 35","heading":"Filing certified copies of amendments to constitution or by-laws with commissioner","body":"Section 35. The recording officer of a society shall file with the commissioner a duly certified copy, in English, of any amendments of or additions to its constitution and by-laws, within 90 days after their adoption. Printed copies of the constitution and by-laws, as amended, changed or added to, and certified by the secretary or corresponding officer of the society, shall be prima facie evidence of the same and of the legal adoption thereof.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176P"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176P/Section35","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:19Z","sha256":"e2aa7d07695801ae4c4d772be266c900336b14f7ada692f83df10b3ab0e4193e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176p-34","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176p-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}