Massachusetts Statutes

§ 84 — Insufficient service of process; dismissal of action or further service

Massachusetts § 84
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN
Ch. 223COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS, SERVICE OF PROCESS

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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 84 (2026).

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Section 84. If in a civil action the defendant makes a motion to dismiss the action for insufficient service of process, the court may dismiss the action without prejudice or may quash the process and allow the issuance and service of new process in accordance with the applicable rules of court.

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