{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93e-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93E, § 5","heading":"Unfair methods of competition; unfair or deceptive acts or practices; prohibition","body":"Section 5. (a) Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, as defined in section 5A, are hereby declared to be unlawful.\n(b) In construing paragraph (a) the courts may be guided by the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission Act or the Federal Energy Administration Act as from time to time amended.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 93E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter93E/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:59Z","sha256":"8a708b6e8124353d4add7d8118ed848d140a91ea20017821e224fb247a546224","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93e-4a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93e-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}