{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-15","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 15","heading":"Discontinuance of prosecution under by-laws, ordinances, etc.","body":"Section 15. In a prosecution before a district court under the by-laws, ordinances, orders, rules or regulations of a city or town, the city solicitor, town counsel or other person appointed to represent such city or town may enter a nolle prosequi or do anything relative to such prosecution which may be done by the district attorney.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter278/Section15","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"c3dbc1ab699e60dd0abb38dbc4b861924b87ac0502f791465e0d01f80777750f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}