{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-57","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 57","heading":"Arrest without warrant","body":"Section 57. Police officers and constables shall arrest without a warrant any person detected in the act of violating any provision of chapters fifty to fifty-six, inclusive.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section57","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"21ab54769492acdc6badbbef2619aa52c9f4db13a6a69179332ab5f22ca177a8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-56","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}