{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 7","heading":"Designation of custodian of prisoner","body":"Section 7. The person who has the custody of the prisoner may be designated by his office or by his own name, or, if they are unknown or uncertain, he may be described by a fictitious name and the person upon whom the writ is served shall be held to be the person intended.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"1364059bf16abacf173a16d42600836e6bdd901b16f536167fdb77065692da20","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}