{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-70b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 70B","heading":"Placing cases on file; statement of reasons","body":"Section 70B. Except as otherwise provided by law, a criminal case shall not be placed on file, on motion of a district attorney or assistant district attorney, unless such motion is accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for such disposition, signed by the district attorney or assistant district attorney, which shall be filed with the pleadings, and also accompanied by a statement of any previous criminal record of the accused.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section70B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"68212584a138c24f8fd63afcd1a337e60bf90aeee216e14a80c753321212a0aa","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-70a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-70c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}