{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 8","heading":"Designation of prisoner","body":"Section 8. The person restrained shall be designated by name, if known; otherwise, he may be so described as to identify him.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"9f5dc58d4673dc2080fb2c5454f7ea715eaccc55f03f2ce88c2cfc5f76b2066b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}