{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 18","heading":"Authority to command assistance; penalties for refusal","body":"Section 18. Every such person empowered to make an arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein, as officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 276"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter276/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:19Z","sha256":"bd9ef3163376ef0c2bd95b03a6aa550bc22ca0535f9690493f78a03e47faea4a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}