{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-84","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 84","heading":"Insufficient service of process; dismissal of action or further service","body":"Section 84. If in a civil action the defendant makes a motion to dismiss the action for insufficient service of process, the court may dismiss the action without prejudice or may quash the process and allow the issuance and service of new process in accordance with the applicable rules of court.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 223"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter223/Section84","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:50Z","sha256":"c17e88041074ba0e96c9f07376497a8ab0a90231539e4b6d3c98aa6d4b5b5015","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-83a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-85-86"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}