{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 40","heading":"Rules for taking depositions","body":"Section 40. The courts may make rules regulating the time and manner of opening, filing and safe keeping of depositions, and the taking and use thereof.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"d9750aac74269e7ad55bd3577003baa736fd356a0398a5c242f284fe720c15d0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}