{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 9","heading":"Permits; exemption of certain structures","body":"Section 9. The provisions of section eight shall not apply to signs or other structures projecting into or over the way a distance of less than twelve inches, nor to poles, wires, conduits, and appurtenances of railroad, railway, telegraph and telephone, water, gas, electric light, heat and power companies.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 85"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:37Z","sha256":"22796d0f4a788a4cae86662f5af197d97dc1bc8bf2bfe12fc3b7b3a4dde96aa0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-9a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}