{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-220-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 220, § 18","heading":"Declarations of intention","body":"Section 18. The superior court may authorize the execution and reception by the clerk of the court of declarations of intention in naturalization proceedings at such times as the court by general order may direct.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 220"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter220/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:46Z","sha256":"19ffa2c4b8981dec567f3d4a65b83a1afed51d11b250ee1fe6c6cd4c0f959dd0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-220-16-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-220-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}