Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 69 (2026)

Surrender of principal after default; remission of penalty

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Section 69. Bail may surrender their principal at any time after default made upon the recognizance, or the principal may surrender himself, in the manner provided in the preceding section; and the court where the default is recorded may, upon application, remit the whole or any part of the penalty, if satisfied that the default of the principal was not with the connivance or consent of the bail.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1975–2011 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Cabral, 819 N.E.2d 951 (Mass. 2005).

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Commonwealth v. Cabral, 819 N.E.2d 951 (Mass. 2005). “276, § 68 10 (concerning surety’s right to surrender *176 principal before default); G. L. c. 276, § 69 11 (concerning surety’s right to surrender principal after default).”

Commonwealth v. The Stuyvesant Ins. Co., 321 N.E.2d 811 (Mass. 1975). “Default does not necessarily compel the surety or the principal to pay the Commonwealth the full face amount of the bonds, however.”

Commonwealth v. Gomez, 940 N.E.2d 488 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011). “276, § 36], ‘remit the whole or any part of the penalty’ [G. L. c. 276, § 69], or render judgment for part of the face amount of the bonds [G.”

Commonwealth v. North, 5 Mass. L. Rptr. 597 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996). “” G.L.c. 276, §69. After North was defaulted on September 27, 1994, the Commonwealth was obligated to initiate proceedings to obtain a judgment of forfeiture of the bond.”

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