{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-57","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 57","heading":"Rules for perpetuation of testimony of witnesses without commonwealth","body":"Section 57. The supreme judicial court may make rules for taking depositions to perpetuate the testimony of witnesses without the commonwealth, taken under a commission from the supreme judicial or the superior court, and for filing or recording them.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section57","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"5746b782119b7d14ac5c4a3fda8dc988fa2467fa528f15d6fecb0096d313048c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-56","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}