{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-59","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 59","heading":"Perpetuation of testimony for use against all persons","body":"Section 59. Depositions to perpetuate the testimony of witnesses within or without the commonwealth, so that they may be evidence against all persons, may, after public notice, be taken upon a commission issued by the supreme judicial court or the superior court.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section59","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:55Z","sha256":"e31323883588a4fed11aa0a3a9f0aadf82f5b942768f131d0e2401997d9f52d8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-58","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}