{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 12","heading":"Exemptions from maintaining journal of notary transactions","body":"Section 12. Notwithstanding section 22 or any other general or special law to the contrary, a notary public who is an attorney or who is employed by an attorney and by virtue of such employment performs notary public duties shall not be required to maintain a journal.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 222"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter222/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:48Z","sha256":"dbbb9358516b62592a4151ca252394179d7851d4da925fefcfacdff2bc6e8ef5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}