{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-79","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 79","heading":"Plan D; effective date","body":"Section 79. The method of city government provided for in the following fourteen sections shall be known as Plan D. Upon the adoption by a city of Plan D, it shall become operative as provided in sections one to forty-five, inclusive, except as otherwise provided by the following sections.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 43"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43/Section79","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:38Z","sha256":"b17b6f8af5b5af69a317bbf54b5a29800eeeadcb6795748cd81ef590f9d70273","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-78","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}