{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 213, § 12","heading":"Written order to sheriff to adjourn; absence of justice","body":"Section 12. In such case, any justice may by a written order require the sheriff or his deputy to adjourn the court without day or to the time expressed in the order; and the officer shall adjourn the court accordingly by public proclamation in the court house.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 213"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter213/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:43Z","sha256":"73a627d08646d6c60ecd53702712404fda20b80412c73d752bcf52199c53dc3e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}