Massachusetts § 23 Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 23 — Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports

Massachusetts § 23

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIICITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS

Ch. 46RETURN AND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 23 (2026).

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Section 23. The town clerk shall give written notice of the requirements of this chapter to any person neglecting to comply therewith, and upon the continuance of such neglect for one month shall notify the agent or attorney duly appointed by the town to sue in its corporate capacity, or, if there is no such agent or attorney, the district attorney of the district, who shall cause a prosecution for the penalty or forfeiture therefor to be instituted.

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Section 23. The town clerk shall give written notice of the requirements of this chapter to any person neglecting to comply therewith, and upon the continuance of such neglect for one month shall notify the agent or attorney duly appointed by the town to sue in its corporate capacity, or, if there is no such agent or attorney, the district attorney of the district, who shall cause a prosecution for the penalty or forfeiture therefor to be instituted.

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