{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 5","heading":"Presumption of perjury; papers, books and documents detained for prosecution","body":"Section 5. If perjury is reasonably presumed, as aforesaid, papers, books or documents which have been produced and are considered necessary to be used on a prosecution for such perjury may by order of the court be detained from the person who produces them so long as may be necessary for their use in such prosecution.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 268"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter268/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"a0c873a74a59eade0e57b93ec2e5e0f980782224a245bdb8f963ae6455a2667a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}