{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-270-15","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, § 15","heading":"Arrest without warrant for spitting","body":"Section 15. Any person detected in the act of violating the preceding section may, if his name is unknown to the officer, be arrested without a warrant by any officer authorized to serve criminal process in the place where the offence is committed and kept in custody until he can be taken before a court having jurisdiction of such offence.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 270"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter270/Section15","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:15Z","sha256":"c63408a2833818be0c892a219cb907701be9de7a4aa3eb7b0956658fc593eb40","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-270-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-270-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}