{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 31","heading":"Resistance or disobedience of writ; attachment","body":"Section 31. Whoever resists the service of the writ of habeas corpus, or disobeys it when served, shall be liable to attachment as for a contempt of the court or justice before whom the writ is returnable.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"da398eedd5f9dc3141e5e7270b16262b65dbaec792c04d5b87f165a414e34ca9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}