{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-1a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 1A","heading":"Statements containing declaration relative to penalties of perjury; verification; false statements","body":"Section 1A. No written statement required by law shall be required to be verified by oath or affirmation before a magistrate if it contains or is verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury. Whoever signs and issues such a written statement containing or verified by such a written declaration shall be guilty of perjury and subject to the penalties thereof if such statement is wilfully false in a material matter.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 268"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter268/Section1A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"90b2601ee28b68ff9ec0e80fed982fbc8cd2c1e118fa054cb515b1dab1a57c1f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}