{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-234a-74a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, § 74A","heading":"Gratuities","body":"Section 74A. If either party to a case at the sitting at which a verdict is returned, either before or after the trial, gives to any of the jurors who try the case anything by way of treat or gratuity, the court may, upon motion of the adverse party, set aside the verdict and award a new trial.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 234A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter234A/Section74A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:56Z","sha256":"35e0264a8b4e19ed11b6113af43a4be12240e0ac0f289a99d219731b1eded62e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-234a-74","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-234a-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}