Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, § 21 (2026)

Traveling expenses

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Section 21. The sheriff of Nantucket county shall be entitled to receive from the county his actual traveling expenses incurred in the transportation of prisoners to and from jails and other penal institutions; and the sheriff of each other county, except Suffolk, shall be entitled to receive from the county his actual traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties, exclusive of expenses incurred in the transportation of persons pursuant to section twenty-four.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Souza v. Sheriff of Bristol Cnty., 455 Mass. 573 (Mass. 2010).

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Souza v. Sheriff of Bristol Cnty., 455 Mass. 573 (Mass. 2010). “” G. L. c. 37, § 21. Concerning inmate funds, the Legislature has specifically authorized sheriffs to deduct victim and witness assessments from the noninterest portion of IMAs (and to spend the interest in such accounts for the general welfare of all inmates).”

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