Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 220, § 14 (2026)

Commitment for contempt; service of process

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Section 14. Commitments for contempt of court may be made to any jail in the commonwealth; and processes issued in proceedings relative to alleged contempt may be served in any county by any sheriff or deputy sheriff to whom they are directed.

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Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Singleton, 32 Mass. L. Rptr. 211 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2014).

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Commonwealth v. Singleton, 32 Mass. L. Rptr. 211 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “Those Notes, however, state that G.L.c. 220, §14, as interpreted by the Supreme Judicial Court, prohibits contempt commitments other than to the “common jail.”

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