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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 3 (2026)

Witness fees; payment or tender

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Section 3. No person shall be required to attend as a witness in a civil case or for the defendant in a criminal case except a person summonsed to attend as a witness for an indigent defendant in a criminal case, unless the legal fees for one day's attendance and for travel to and from the place where he is required to attend are paid or tendered to him.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: King v. Barber, 2000 Mass. App. Div. 270 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2000).
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King v. Barber, 2000 Mass. App. Div. 270 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2000). “, Rule 45(c); G.L.c. 233, §3. Neither does the record show that Barber sought to enforce her subpoenas in the manner provided by law.”
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