Massachusetts Statutes
§ 52 — Detaining money collected on execution; penalty
Massachusetts § 52
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN
Ch. 235JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 52 (2026).
Text
Section 52. An officer who, upon demand by the creditor, unreasonably neglects to pay money collected by him on execution shall forfeit to the creditor five times the lawful interest of the money from the time of the demand until it is paid.
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