Massachusetts Statutes
§ 13 — Failure of sheriff to pay fines or forfeitures of escaped prisoner; remedy
Massachusetts § 13
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Ch. 280FINES AND FORFEITURES
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 13 (2026).
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Section 13. If a sheriff neglects to make such payment for thirty days, the state treasurer shall recover of him in contract the amount of such fines, forfeitures and forfeited recognizances, with interest at the rate of twelve per cent from the time he is held to have received the same and costs.
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