{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, § 2","heading":"Seal of commonwealth","body":"Section 2. The seal of the commonwealth shall be circular in form, bearing upon its face a representation of the arms of the commonwealth encircled with the inscription within a beaded border, ''Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis''. The colors of the arms shall not be an essential part of said seal, and an impression from a seal engraved according to said design, on any commission, paper, or document shall be valid without such colors or the representation thereof by heraldic lines or marks.","path":["Part I","Title I","Chapter 2"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T04:51:37Z","sha256":"4f07ee20150059d607a8859d170ad2187990e487be223b2ba2ece2c626faf854","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-2-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}