{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-84-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, § 23","heading":"Dedicated ways","body":"Section 23. A way opened and dedicated to the public use, which has not become a public way, shall not, except as provided in the two following sections, be chargeable upon a town as a highway or town way unless laid out and established in the manner prescribed by statute.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 84"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter84/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:37Z","sha256":"43f1b715930e16332a5543f4ac79f515116526b011bacef02393543c914004bd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-84-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-84-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}