{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-78","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 78","heading":"Criminal proceedings as no bar to civil action","body":"Section 78. No proceedings against a person for a crime shall bar a civil action which might otherwise be maintained by a person aggrieved by the commission of the crime.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section78","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"c731e6668b611713653bf55da8a1a568b85d3a919deb24e8f279ede6f2b926b5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-74-to-77","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}