{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-22","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 22","heading":"Public officers, election officers, etc.; failure to perform duties","body":"Section 22. A public officer, primary, caucus or election officer, director of the count or assistant appointed under section six of chapter fifty-four A, or officer or member of a political committee or convention, upon whom a duty is imposed by law, who refuses or wilfully fails to perform such duty, or who wilfully performs it contrary to law, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section22","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:51Z","sha256":"390201ac8c7848fd6570631218918e5be854aebc3e613d03699875ca0cd459fc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-21","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}