{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, § 9","heading":"Jurisdiction of actions against persons holding or claiming public office","body":"Section 9. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have like jurisdiction of civil actions brought by the attorney general against a person holding or claiming the right to hold an office or employment, the salary or compensation of which is payable by the commonwealth, a county, city or town.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 249"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter249/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:02Z","sha256":"2c799b79cb833b5c86740f3023331599e7a1ce9bd30265af3158d9fbbb028957","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-249-10-to-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}