{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-3a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 3A","heading":"Claims against commonwealth","body":"Section 3A. Petitions founded upon claims against the commonwealth prosecuted under chapter two hundred and fifty-eight shall be brought only within three years next after the cause of action accrues; provided, however, that an action which relates to the sexual abuse of a minor, as provided in section 4C, shall be governed by section 4C1/2.","path":["Part III","Title V","Chapter 260"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section3A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"63e8f8bc80dbab5fd41da248f960aff9b7cda6e78d32929aa925e6c0b6d2b844","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}