{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 5","heading":"District court; notice of libel","body":"Section 5. If the libel is filed in a district court the court shall issue an order of notice, stating briefly the substance of the libel and the time and place appointed for the hearing, which the libellant shall cause to be posted in a public place within the jurisdiction of such court not less than seven days before the time appointed for the hearing.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"a2f14112cf339b22872dfcef9f24689bce847ab67115ff613c2261687c2e037a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}