{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-38","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 38","heading":"Compelling giving of deposition; place","body":"Section 38. A person may be summoned and compelled to give his deposition at a place within twenty miles of his place of abode, in like manner and under the same penalties as are provided for a witness before a court.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section38","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"28b44467d003c882168e259a4b8f09906e58141f6e70e6829e03f4c09dd4e194","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-37","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}