{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-3a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 3A","heading":"Approval of name for way other than public way in city or town","body":"Section 3A. No way in any city or town which is open for public use but has not become a public way shall be given a name unless the same is first approved by its board of survey, or, if there is no such board, its board of aldermen or board of selectmen.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 85"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85/Section3A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:37Z","sha256":"d2fc8c211d3368f963c598a5ba54061275b99c525ed7a1c2f114d1536b7c9d8c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-3b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}