{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 13","heading":"Acknowledgment or new promise; effect","body":"Section 13. No acknowledgment or promise shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to take an action of contract out of the operation of this chapter or to deprive a party of the benefit thereof, unless such acknowledgment or promise has been made by, or is contained in, a writing signed by the party chargeable thereby.","path":["Part III","Title V","Chapter 260"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"c2632b1ef0da6a691eb7f7d7e90aec22cdee50dc4f71be6f5b88ee257ffa9dcc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}