{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-26","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 26","heading":"Description of public place","body":"Section 26. If one element of the criminality of an act is its commission in a public place, and if such place is not more particularly defined in the statute, the act may be alleged generally to have been committed ''in a public place''.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section26","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"9650839de0baef4ee5cef3340d14ab0f21f119a75d154abf333c328755d754b3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-25","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}