{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 40","heading":"Testimony reduced to writing; signing by witnesses","body":"Section 40. The testimony of the witnesses examined shall be reduced to writing by, or under the direction of, the court or justice, if he considers it necessary, and shall, if required by him, be signed by the witnesses.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 276"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter276/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:19Z","sha256":"bfad3e6b7562eb62f4c48f8820a90fb493c1a04e933b1b7c37263077b902545d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}