{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, § 13","heading":"Powers and duties; requisition of aid","body":"Section 13. They may require suitable aid in the execution of their office in a criminal case, in the preservation of the peace, in the apprehending or securing of a person for a breach of the peace and in cases of escape or rescue of persons arrested upon civil process.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 37"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter37/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"1c01ed0466942e6d6c695d60c239305b0d279a386a8341585b0452b0d534e828","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}