{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-245-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, § 1","heading":"Unlawful entry; action for recovery","body":"Section 1. If a person unlawfully enters upon or holds land belonging to the commonwealth, it may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general or by a district attorney in the superior court in any county or in the land court.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 245"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter245/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:00Z","sha256":"3d16750f28ed9f6167187459051e6bc3b46a7ba08c6bd58f28166c8d78e111e1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-42","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-245-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}