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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, § 14 (2026)

Statement of law authorizing payment of accounts; liability for payments; exceptions

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Section 14. The treasurer may, before payment of an account rendered against the county by a county officer, in writing require of him a written statement of the specific provision of law authorizing it, which shall be filed with the vouchers. The treasurer shall be personally liable for money paid out by him, except when specifically required by law, unless there is an unexpended balance of an appropriation made therefor sufficient for such payment, except as provided in section thirty-four, and for any money paid by him without the voucher and certificate required by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1979–1983 · leading case: Cnty. of Suffolk v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 444 N.E.2d 953 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983).
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Cnty. of Suffolk v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 444 N.E.2d 953 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983). “486, § 16 (supra, note 1), is the Suffolk County analogue of G. L. c. 35, §§ 14 and 32, second par. See Treasurer of the County of Norfolk v.”
Treasurer of the Cnty. of Norfolk v. Cnty. Commissioners of Norfolk, 387 N.E.2d 1175 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979). “Under G. L. c. 35, § 14, a county treasurer is made personally liable for the payment of unlawful bills in certain circumstances.”
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