{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-4a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, § 4A","heading":"Service upon board, commission or voluntary association","body":"Section 4A. If a defendant in an action authorized by section four is a board or commission or voluntary association having a chairman or other presiding officer, secretary or clerk, by whatever official title he is called, service upon one of such persons shall be sufficient, otherwise service shall be made upon a majority of the members of a board or commission, or, as to a voluntary association on such of its members as will fairly insure the adequate representation of all.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 249"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter249/Section4A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:02Z","sha256":"d5400bf7b4b9c03e8cbcdf9e0b03bf6e3b5a7f944b22cc87e87045c30b6f774e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}