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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 12 — Costs

Massachusetts § 12
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIIREMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
Ch. 245INFORMATIONS BY THE COMMONWEALTH

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, § 12 (2026).

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Section 12. Costs shall be awarded and taxed for the prevailing party. If judgment is for the commonwealth, an execution for costs shall issue; if it is for the defendant, the costs shall be paid by the commonwealth.

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