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Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 33A, § 142

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Article 142. Payment of fines and disposition thereof.

(a) Fines imposed by a military court or through imposition of non-judicial punishment may be paid to the commonwealth and delivered to the court or imposing officer or to a person executing their process. Fines may be collected by:

(1) cash or money order;

(2) retention of any pay or allowances due or to become due to the person fined from any state or the United States; or

(3) garnishment or levy, together with costs, on the wages, goods and chattels of a person delinquent in paying a fine, as provided by law.

(b) Any sum so received or retained shall be deposited to whomever the court so directs.

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