{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-44","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 44","heading":"Foreign depositions obtained contrary to statute","body":"Section 44. Depositions and affidavits taken without the commonwealth in any manner other than is provided in the three preceding sections, if taken before a notary public or other person authorized by the laws of any other state or country to take depositions, may be admitted or rejected in the discretion of the court; but such deposition or affidavit shall not be admitted unless the court finds that the adverse party had sufficient notice of the taking thereof and an opportunity to cross-examine the witness, or that from the circumstances of the case it was impossible to give him such notice.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section44","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"59dcc27c0b40614921f84e017a26dc75ca8c406ac73ebe03e5b2f2374c6b0c5c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-43","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}