{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-41","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 41","heading":"Sentence not imposing imprisonment; specific reasons in record","body":"Section 41. In sentencing a person for a violation of any provision of this chapter, the penalty for which includes imprisonment, a judge sitting in superior court or in a jury of six session who does not impose such sentence of imprisonment shall include in the record of the case specific reasons for not imposing a sentence of imprisonment. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the record of such reasons shall be a public record.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 265"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section41","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:10Z","sha256":"57643f7bd7e2eb21e2ff2d85e1cc5a6477fb77f38cb508546afd8c117968ea34","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-40","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}