{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21e-15","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21E, § 15","heading":"Citizen enforcement","body":"Section 15. In any suit by Massachusetts residents to enforce the requirements of this chapter, or to abate a hazard related to oil or hazardous materials in the environment, the court may award costs, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, to any party other than the commonwealth who advances the purposes of this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 21E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter21E/Section15","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:01Z","sha256":"64661a4134251fe5ab4aa422c8124a58c686e6e2e72a0ba36461f4b5453384e5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21e-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21e-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}