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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29A, § 3 (2026)

Fees, fines, etc., paid into general fund; exceptions

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Section 3. All fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties and any other receipts or income of any kind paid to or received by any of the courts, clerks, registers, recorders or other officers or employees of the judicial branch shall be paid into the general fund of the commonwealth except as otherwise specifically provided by law. The provisions of this section shall not include a registry of deeds and office of an assistant recorder of the land court in connection therewith.

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Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Martinez Commonwealth v. Green, 109 N.E.3d 459 (Mass. 2018).
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Commonwealth v. Martinez Commonwealth v. Green, 109 N.E.3d 459 (Mass. 2018). · cites it 2× “Because Martinez's restitution order was not tied to a civil judgment, we need not address here whether due process requires the refund of restitution related to an invalidated conviction where there is a surviving civil judgment.”
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