Massachusetts § 2 Fees of clerks of district and Boston municipal court departments in civil actions

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 2 — Fees of clerks of district and Boston municipal court departments in civil actions

Massachusetts § 2

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title VICOSTS AND FEES

Ch. 262FEES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 2 (2026).

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Section 2. The fees of the clerks of the district and Boston municipal court departments of the trial court in civil actions, shall be as follows:For the entry of a complaint, third-party complaint, petition or other action, and for the filing of a motion to intervene as plaintiff, $180.For the entry of supplementary proceedings under chapter 224, $30, which, together with the fees of witnesses and officers in the proceedings, shall be allowed the creditor as costs.For the entry of a claim of trial by the superior court under section 104 of chapter 231, $180.For approving or disapproving by the court of sureties on bonds or recognizances, $60.For the entry of a civil appeal in the appellate division of the district court department, $180.Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the entry of a co

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Section 2. The fees of the clerks of the district and Boston municipal court departments of the trial court in civil actions, shall be as follows:For the entry of a complaint, third-party complaint, petition or other action, and for the filing of a motion to intervene as plaintiff, $180.For the entry of supplementary proceedings under chapter 224, $30, which, together with the fees of witnesses and officers in the proceedings, shall be allowed the creditor as costs.For the entry of a claim of trial by the superior court under section 104 of chapter 231, $180.For approving or disapproving by the court of sureties on bonds or recognizances, $60.For the entry of a civil appeal in the appellate division of the district court department, $180.Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action by the commonwealth, no fee shall be paid; but, if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fee shall be taxed against the other party.