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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 2 (2026)

Fees of clerks of district and Boston municipal court departments in civil actions

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Section 2. The fees of the clerks of the district and Boston municipal court departments of the trial court in civil actions, shall be as follows:

For the entry of a complaint, third-party complaint, petition or other action, and for the filing of a motion to intervene as plaintiff, $180.

For the entry of supplementary proceedings under chapter 224, $30, which, together with the fees of witnesses and officers in the proceedings, shall be allowed the creditor as costs.

For the entry of a claim of trial by the superior court under section 104 of chapter 231, $180.

For approving or disapproving by the court of sureties on bonds or recognizances, $60.

For the entry of a civil appeal in the appellate division of the district court department, $180.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action by the commonwealth, no fee shall be paid; but, if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fee shall be taxed against the other party.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2011 · leading case: Gillespie v. City of Northampton, 460 Mass. 148 (Mass. 2011).
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Gillespie v. City of Northampton, 460 Mass. 148 (Mass. 2011). “G. L. c. 262, § 2. Article 30 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights provides, “In the government of this Commonwealth .”
Eagle Tribune Publ'g Co. v. Cowhey, 1985 Mass. App. Div. 106 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1985). “00 filing fee imposed by G.L.c. 262 § 2. Each of these omissions may alone warrant the dismissal of a report.”
Transamerica Ins. Fin. Corp. v. Watson Ins. Agency, Inc., 1994 Mass. App. Div. 243 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1994). “G.L.c. 262, §2, as amended, requires the payment of such an entry fee.”
Connolly v. Moore, 2000 Mass. App. Div. 294 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2000). “A further infirmity is the failure to pay the required filing fee for the appeal to the Appellate Division.”
Landers v. Sherwin-Williams Co., 1989 Mass. App. Div. 58 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1989). “G.L. c. 262, § 2. The fee required when two or more plaintiffs are named in a complaint is prescribed by the following provision of Dist.”
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