{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-22","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, § 22","heading":"Habeas corpus","body":"Section 22. The court may issue a writ of habeas corpus to bring before it for examination or disposition or for the purpose of giving bond, a defendant or debtor, or, in the case of a corporation or trust with transferable shares, its officer, trustee or agent who has been imprisoned under the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 224"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter224/Section22","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:50Z","sha256":"1e4415053f313105a7f0026c0139f4d99632dc993ad47654fbfafaf6e1fac8e2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-21","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}