{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-1a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 1A","heading":"District defined","body":"Section 1A. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the word ''district'' as used in this chapter shall mean a fire, water, sewer, water pollution abatement, refuse disposal, light, or improvement district, or any other district, howsoever named, formed for the purpose of carrying out any of the aforementioned functions, whether established under general law or special act.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section1A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"59223bd69426485f8ecf651a73338a357b1b2a0818cfe98540f112efc15fb8f2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-1b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}