{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-94a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 94A","heading":"Probable cause as defence in action for false arrest","body":"Section 94A. If a person authorized to make an arrest shall have probable cause to believe that a misdemeanor for which he may make an arrest is being committed in his presence, such probable cause shall be a defence in an action brought against him for false arrest or imprisonment.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section94A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"dd26679a6d7fc865de033600d15771262d59b40d6211dc09db2beedd08c023db","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-94","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-94b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}