{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-77","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 77","heading":"Service of notice and copy of petition; return day","body":"Section 77. Notice of the petition and a copy thereof shall be given to or served upon the district attorney for the county where the petition is pending fourteen days at least before the return day expressed therein, and such notice shall be returnable on the first Monday of the first or second month after the filing of the petition.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 276"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter276/Section77","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:20Z","sha256":"314950bf74f3db073feadc5f62c5648cd18d6629910926c99e9739756660203e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-76","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-276-78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}