{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-12a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, § 12A","heading":"Refusal to accept certain instruments for recording authorized","body":"Section 12A. A register of deeds may refuse to accept an instrument for recording if it cannot be properly duplicated or a proper record cannot be made thereof.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 36"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter36/Section12A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:27Z","sha256":"d1939a8f7ac82b650e6a199a7111ffc81d919d82b123fcb0bef1ef666c060d0a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}