{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 2","heading":"By whom issued","body":"Section 2. The writ may be issued, irrespective of the county in which the person is imprisoned or restrained, by the supreme judicial or the superior court, by a probate or a district court or by a judge of any of said courts.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"73eca5dbe1b93e139aa33e3846a84e8c99b6cccc5ff7b864cce72fc2ea2b2193","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}