{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-83","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 83","heading":"Interrupting examination of witnesses","body":"Section 83. During the trial of a case in which an official stenographer takes stenographic notes of the evidence, no other person shall interrupt the examination of witnesses for the purpose of taking notes of their testimony.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section83","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:52Z","sha256":"d36420b16a8e7ec9ff79ae176e62f97f0375d8bb7650247b2e92ae122470d44e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-82","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-84"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}