{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-45","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 45","heading":"Recognizance; permission to designate an agent","body":"Section 45. The selectmen of a town required to enter into a recognizance may by an order or vote authorize any person to enter into the recognizance in its name and behalf. No surety shall be required thereon.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section45","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:30Z","sha256":"661c1224b6e75e315351d06ad57f2329b81cab863b323062c971750bde271bbe","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-44l","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}