{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-37","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 37","heading":"Accessibility of lockup to police; penalty for refusing access","body":"Section 37. Such lockups shall at all reasonable hours be accessible to the state police, sheriffs, constables and police officers for any legal and proper use; and a keeper thereof neglecting to keep it so accessible, or refusing to said officers the use of the same, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section37","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:30Z","sha256":"994d8575760c8d0fab4aa0f15edaebc6269c54819a78b7e8a9de7bd11f41d193","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-36c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-37a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}