{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-26","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, § 26","heading":"Use or possession of false or condemned devices","body":"Section 26. Whoever uses, or has in possession with intent to use, a false or condemned weighing or measuring device for weighing or measuring any commodity bought, sold or exchanged, or for hire or reward, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A. The possession of such weighing or measuring device shall be prima facie evidence of intention to use it in violation of law.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter98/Section26","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:14Z","sha256":"46b85e4953793c3d5805374db8f1cc585044922db97283e4a579eb0581f02b11","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-25","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}