{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 3","heading":"Misconduct or negligence of deputies; actions against sheriffs","body":"Section 3. Actions against sheriffs for the misconduct or negligence of their deputies shall be commenced only within four years next after the cause of action accrues.","path":["Part III","Title V","Chapter 260"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"a6f731a7ed975206bb6e65ac2eadbe9fd9d696c9d1a788cc08a965ecb5e2bd31","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-2f","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-3a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}