{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-97-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 97, § 7","heading":"Failure to adjust compass","body":"Section 7. A surveyor who violates the provisions of section two, if he has used his compass to measure an angle in surveying within the year preceding, shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars, to be divided between the complainant and the county.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 97"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter97/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:14Z","sha256":"6e8ddd5445b449c02d0adc54a04a6a8daa5ae30c10b0dc19dd700680ed24732c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-97-4-to-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-97-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}