Massachusetts Statutes

§ 45 — Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables; practice of law prohibited

Massachusetts § 45
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title ICOURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Ch. 221CLERKS, ATTORNEYS AND OTHER OFFICERS OF JUDICIAL COURTS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 45 (2026).

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Section 45. A sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable who appears in court as attorney for any party to a suit, or draws, makes or fills up a writ, declaration, plea or process for such party, or, with intent to procure himself to be employed in the collection of a demand, or in any manner to make gain or profit therefrom, advises, counsels or encourages a person, directly or indirectly, to commence a suit or process shall forfeit fifty dollars.

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