Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 14 (2026)
Liability for fees of person acquitted
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Section 14. No prisoner or person under recognizance, acquitted by verdict or discharged because no indictment has been found against him, or for want of prosecution, shall be liable for any costs or fees or for any charge for subsistence while he was in custody.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Watt (Mass. 2019).
Commonwealth v. Watt (Mass. 2019). “According to the defendant, the fees totaled thirty- two dollars over the term of his incarceration.”
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