{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-69","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 69","heading":"Vagabonds; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint","body":"Section 69. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables and police officers shall take any such vagabond into custody without a warrant and shall, within twenty-four hours after such arrest, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, take him before a district court, and shall make complaint against him.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section69","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"4ae610090ce4ad4bfc3db202c7070895a3b6467e507ad6222ab76f8de6dc5f38","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-68","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}