{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-220-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 220, § 4","heading":"First day of sitting; designation","body":"Section 4. In writs, processes, records and judicial proceedings, civil or criminal, the day on which any sitting is to commence may be designated as the first, second or other Monday, or other day in the week, as the case may be, of the month in which the sitting commences.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 220"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter220/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:46Z","sha256":"74469b095f52650718977293a3724f2a45a5a518add1a70bd3650559c18a1a4a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-220-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-220-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}