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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A, § 4 (2026)

Service outside commonwealth

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Section 4. When the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by this chapter, service may be made outside this commonwealth.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1969–2020 · leading case: Nichols Assocs., Inc. v. Starr, 341 N.E.2d 909 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976).
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Nichols Assocs., Inc. v. Starr, 341 N.E.2d 909 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976). “736 (1974) ; G. L. c. 223A, §§ 4 and 6. The defendant seasonably filed in the Superior Court a motion under Mass.”
Doyle v. Shubs, 717 F. Supp. 946 (D. Mass. 1989). “Mass. Gen.L. ch. 223A, § 4 authorizes service of process to be made on any individual over whom personal jurisdiction may be asserted.”
DeLeo v. Childs, 304 F. Supp. 593 (D. Mass. 1969). “G.L. c. 223A, §§ 4, 6, 7. Defendants, purporting to appear specially, 2 filed the present motion to dismiss on October 24, 1968.”
JLB LLC v. Christian R. Egger (D. Mass. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A, § 4. Here, because personal jurisdiction over Egger is authorized by the long-arm statute, the law of the Commonwealth authorizes service outside of Massachusetts, consistent with § 6.”
Kalker v. Binder, 2010 Mass. App. Div. 23 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2010). · cites it 2× “At issue on this appeal are the requirements of G.L.c. 223A, §4 and Mass. R. Civ. R, Rule 4(e) (3), and the proper use of certified mail to effect service upon an out-of-state defendant.”
Space Bldg. Corp. v. Envirodyne Engineers, Inc., 2 Mass. Supp. 285 (D. Mass. 1981). “Mass. Gen. Laws c. 223A, §4. Space served process on Agrostruct by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent *289 to both the president and the secretary/ treasurer of the company, in accordance with c.”
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