{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277b-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277B, § 1","heading":"Authority to convene statewide grand jury","body":"Section 1. Upon written application of the attorney general to the chief justice of the superior court department, with good cause stated therein, the chief justice may authorize the convening of a statewide grand jury with jurisdiction extending throughout the commonwealth.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277B/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"31e6eec1fbbfdbb13cae886635c8051219d27003e73567031c81554d69a379d5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-79","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}