{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 213, § 5","heading":"Transaction of business in any county","body":"Section 5. The courts and the justices thereof, respectively, may in any county transact any business of such courts and direct the entry of any order, judgment or decree in an action, suit or proceeding pending in the same court in another county.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 213"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter213/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:42Z","sha256":"84451bac9d8ba4341e074b21b0276cc0031f2ce26d77a7f666fa9725c5e1946d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}