{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19, § 5","heading":"Legal counsel","body":"Section 5. The commissioner shall appoint a member of the Massachusetts bar to serve as legal counsel to the commissioner. Such legal counsel shall devote full time to his duties. Such legal counsel shall have been a member of the bar for not less than six years and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of law.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 19"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter19/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:56Z","sha256":"13ecc0a4bd36c30a4cace1c4985e61e7142775afb790b081a9dd1feb522f35f0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}