{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 73A","heading":"Removal of gravestones and other memorials for repair or reproduction","body":"Section 73A. In any city or town which accepts this section, the provisions of section seventy-three shall not prohibit the removal, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the state secretary, of a gravestone or other structure or thing which is placed or designed as a memorial for the dead, for the purpose of repair or reproduction thereof by community sponsored, educationally oriented, and professionally directed repair teams.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 272"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter272/Section73A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:17Z","sha256":"f99e10bdc29e6c89ef28329fb1cc671ee1bff98ad704df0be78fc8ee77ceb0e2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-272-73b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}