{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-70","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 70","heading":"Taking dead body on process or execution","body":"Section 70. A sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable who takes the body of a deceased person on mesne process or execution shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section70","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"c6756ac6cc2874ce5a93449de859a9a28f3b64972e61b7cf0878e3d7e345142a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-69","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}