Massachusetts § 4 Fees of clerks of supreme judicial, county and appeals courts

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 4 — Fees of clerks of supreme judicial, county and appeals courts

Massachusetts § 4

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, § 4 (2026).

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Section 4. The fees of the clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth and for each of the counties and for the appeals court shall be as follows:for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action, $300;for the filing of an application for further appellate review, $270; andfor the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, $90.Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be paid for the entry of an appeal, petition, complaint or other action and for the filing of an application for further appellate review by the commonwealth and no fee shall be charged to the commonwealth for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, but if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fees shall be taxed against the other party.

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Section 4. The fees of the clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth and for each of the counties and for the appeals court shall be as follows:for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action, $300;for the filing of an application for further appellate review, $270; andfor the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, $90.Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be paid for the entry of an appeal, petition, complaint or other action and for the filing of an application for further appellate review by the commonwealth and no fee shall be charged to the commonwealth for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, but if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fees shall be taxed against the other party.