{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-54","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 54","heading":"Apprehension for certain offences, without warrant; custody","body":"Section 54. Whoever is found in a public way or other public place, committing any offence or disorder set forth in sections fifty-three and fifty-three A, may be apprehended by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police officer or by any other person by the order of a magistrate or any of said officers, without a warrant and be kept in custody for not more than twenty-four hours, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until he can be taken before a court or trial justice having jurisdiction of such offence.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section54","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"cde42cfd08eb72e697f3fdc28fcbdfc290c7a26c1c1888d3746188258aef86c7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-53a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}