{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 40","heading":"Using names of political parties; restrictions","body":"Section 40. No organization consisting of two or more persons, other than a political committee duly elected in accordance with law or a corporation organized prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, under the laws of this commonwealth and having as a part of its name the name of a political party, as defined by law, shall, in order to promote the success or defeat of a political party or principle or of a candidate in a public election, in any circular, advertisement or publication use in its organization name the name of such a political party, except with the written consent of the duly elected state committee representing such political party.\nAny member of an organization subject to this section who participates in a violation of any provision of said section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:51Z","sha256":"ae9b1a54b322eab1ed11e7a6b4ca2000abff9a259f134d9cf1cdfa9511802214","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}