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
This text of Massachusetts § 2 (Sovereignty and jurisdiction of commonwealth) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 2 (2026).
Text
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.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Massachusetts § 2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ma/1/2.