{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-240-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 19","heading":"Petition to land court","body":"Section 19. One or more persons holding land or flats adjacent to or covered by high water may apply by petition to the land court for the settlement and determination of the lines and boundaries of their ownership therein.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 240"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter240/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:58Z","sha256":"91971767b27a100989fe49729d465bbbdfe4a5906855f7469b0d1d8a91813fa7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-240-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-240-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}