{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, § 1","heading":"Election","body":"Section 1. A sheriff shall be elected in each county, as provided in section one hundred and fifty-nine of chapter fifty-four, for six years, beginning with the first Wednesday of January following his election, and until his successor is qualified.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 37"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter37/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:27Z","sha256":"dceee59023822df9f9a9b532886e1f7931ec990ec683786290577caca3c671c7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-41","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}