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Massachusetts court rules for citations and filings

The Citation Code tracks 5 Massachusetts rules on citations and filings. Each links to its source text and shows the book’s label, its effective date and the date we last checked it.

2 topics in the bookLatest check Oct. 15, 2026

Table A Courts & Codes by State: Massachusetts

Requirement
Mass. R. A. P. 32
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Took effect
July 1, 1974
Checked
Oct. 15, 2026
Official text of Mass. R. A. P. 32 mass.gov The book on this: Table A Courts & Codes by State: Massachusetts
Requirement
Mass. R. Civ. P. 85
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Took effect
July 1, 1974
Checked
Oct. 15, 2026
Official text of Mass. R. Civ. P. 85 mass.gov The book on this: Table A Courts & Codes by State: Massachusetts
Requirement
Mass. R. Crim. P. 1(a)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Took effect
Sept. 7, 2004
Checked
Oct. 15, 2026
Official text of Mass. R. Crim. P. 1(a) mass.gov The book on this: Table A Courts & Codes by State: Massachusetts

Table C Court Citation Rules by State

Requirement
Mass. App. Ct. R. 23.0(2)
Took effect
July 1, 2020
Checked
Oct. 14, 2026
Official text of Mass. App. Ct. R. 23.0(2) mass.gov The book on this: Table C Court Citation Rules by State
Requirement
Mass. R. A. P. 16(g)
Took effect
Mar. 1, 2019
Checked
Oct. 14, 2026
Official text of Mass. R. A. P. 16(g) mass.gov The book on this: Table C Court Citation Rules by State

Massachusetts court rules for citations and filings

Table A Courts & Codes by State: Massachusetts

Mass. R. A. P. 32

Mass. R. Civ. P. 85

Mass. R. Crim. P. 1(a)

Table C Court Citation Rules by State

Mass. App. Ct. R. 23.0(2)

Mass. R. A. P. 16(g)

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