{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-16b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16B","heading":"Exclusion of public from trial of criminal proceeding involving husband and wife","body":"Section 16B. The presiding justice of a district court may exclude the general public from the court room during the trial of any criminal proceeding involving husband and wife.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter278/Section16B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"df5b903b7896a0c565ca1aa8e3de99c8df5f4c4b08a4ddac9f862757681ece54","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-16a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-16c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}