Massachusetts Statutes

§ 2 — Sovereignty and jurisdiction of commonwealth

Massachusetts § 2
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IJURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
Ch. 1JURISDICTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND OF THE UNITED STATES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 2 (2026).

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Section 2. The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the commonwealth shall extend to all places within its boundaries subject to the concurrent jurisdiction granted over places ceded to or acquired by the United States.

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