{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-38-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 38, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—\n''Commission'', to the commission on medicolegal investigation, established by section one hundred and eighty-four of chapter six.\n''Office'', the office of the chief medical examiner.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 38"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter38/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"8e34886bf602aa39f83df148414f80254c6108bf5ad987530b890c2b231728ad","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-37-26","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-38-1a-to-1c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}