{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-62c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 62C","heading":"Violations of Sec. 35A of chapter 266; venue","body":"Section 62C. A violation of section 35A of chapter 266 may be prosecuted and punished in:\n(1) the county in which the residential property for which a mortgage loan is being sought is located;\n(2) the county in which any act was performed in furtherance of the violation;\n(3) the county in which any person alleged to have violated this section had control or possession of any proceeds of, or other funds received as a result of the violation;\n(4) the county in which a closing on the mortgage loan occurred; or\n(5) the county in which a document containing a deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation or omission is filed with a registrar of deeds.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section62C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"2d241aecabca87335b6274d94530676f0f4a9f88af17b874973f638470fd5f1d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-62b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}