{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-77","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 77","heading":"Principals","body":"Article 77. Principals.\nA person subject to this code who: (1) commits an offense punishable by this code or aids, abets, counsels, commands or procures its commission; or (2) causes an act to be done which, if directly performed by such person would be punishable by this code shall be a principal.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section77","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"2d88ce03c293fd087e7fc21e6b94aa96160d77b205ec828fa9fcc94e5ec7baaa","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-76b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}