Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, § 21: Return and record of execution

Section 21. The officer shall return the execution, with a certificate of his doings endorsed thereon, to the court to which it is returnable, and such execution and certificate shall be forthwith recorded. The officer shall also, within three months after the levy has been completed, cause the execution and return to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land lies.