Massachusetts Statutes
§ 4 — Execution; conditions precedent
Massachusetts § 4
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IVCERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Ch. 256RECOGNIZANCES FOR DEBTS
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 256, § 4 (2026).
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Section 4. Before such execution issues, the original recognizance shall be filed with the clerk, who shall compute the amount, deducting any payments endorsed, and shall issue an execution therefor in common form except that it shall recite the recognizance and state the amount then due. Such execution may be issued by the clerk without a special order of the court.
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