{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-26-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 26, § 1","heading":"Department of banking and insurance; divisions; commissioners","body":"Section 1. There shall be a department of banking and insurance consisting of a division of banks and loan agencies and a division of insurance. Each division shall be in charge of a commissioner who shall be known, respectively, as the commissioner of banks and the commissioner of insurance. The commissioners shall act as a board in all matters concerning the department as a whole.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 26"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter26/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:10Z","sha256":"81dfd326865f6e6fb248bb3abee8c81a4ce3160c73271882eb83d4345b9d8c7f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-25c-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-26-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}