{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, § 9","heading":"Acting as justice or notary after expiration of commission; penalty","body":"Section 9. Whoever presumes to act as a justice of the peace or notary public after the expiration of his commission, and after receiving notice of such expiration, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 222"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter222/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:48Z","sha256":"acbaeda406b4d05cdf24e9fef3e801e864f22fcd8c4ed9aab07de3707ff3f0bf","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-8a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-222-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}