{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 3","heading":"Libel; jurisdiction and venue","body":"Section 3. A libel may be brought either in the superior court in the county where the offence was committed, or in a district court having jurisdiction of the offence.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"42e484144c31933654083ae16ef7d00ef3a715efe531a02556b1c2536d03001f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}