{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-1b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 1B","heading":"Districts; power to sue and be sued; insurance; defense of civil actions","body":"Section 1B. A district may sue and be sued by its name to the same extent and upon the same conditions as a city or town.\nDistricts shall have the power and authority to assess member cities and towns for the purpose of paying a proper charge to effect insurance for payment of damages or for the purpose of paying a proper charge for payment of damages incurred pursuant to chapter two hundred and fifty-eight, and shall have the power and authority to defend civil actions brought against them pursuant to said chapter.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section1B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"f3202f05c45c8d1fea23c99061c228754d6a8b57d0f9c8e421fea449eb26dd21","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-1a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}