{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-3-317","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 3-317","heading":"Communications between tribunals","body":"Section 3–317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of the commonwealth may communicate with a tribunal outside the commonwealth in a record or by telephone, electronic mail or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree or order of that tribunal and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of the commonwealth may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside the commonwealth.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209D/Section3-317","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"0b360e775b13ab686d83fa44af9cd1bf03171d0be328e6698e7526cb32e02d4d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-3-316","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-3-318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}