{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 5","heading":"Membership; rights and restrictions","body":"Section 5. A person belonging to such society shall continue a member thereof until he files with the clerk a written declaration of the dissolution of his membership; but after filing such notice he shall not be liable for any grant or contract thereafter made on entered into by such society. No person shall be made a member of a religious society without his written consent.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 67"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter67/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:15Z","sha256":"eba06652e94de0d19a859a5a2fe96c903c2035bba448837ec9834f17a1414e2b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}