{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, § 12","heading":"Custody of books, etc.; demand","body":"Section 12. A town clerk or an assessor, having knowledge of any accounts, records or papers relating to taxes in his town which should be in his custody, shall demand them of any person having them, who shall forthwith deliver them to him.","path":["Part I","Title IX","Chapter 60"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter60/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:55Z","sha256":"4ae2422679e19a506b1b94882ce748e53e9faada5f745c2cd4261ac38314c8ce","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-10-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}