{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 7","heading":"Warrants, mittimuses and processes; contents; filing","body":"Section 7. All warrants, mittimuses, processes and other official papers by which a prisoner is committed or released, or attested copies thereof, shall contain a detailed statement of the fees of the officer for making the commitment, shall be regularly filed in chronological order, and safely kept with the calendar in a suitable box for that purpose. Upon the expiration of the sheriff's commission, his death, resignation or removal from office, it shall be delivered to his successor; and in default thereof the sheriff or his executor or administrator shall forfeit two hundred dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XVIII","Chapter 127"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter127/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:04Z","sha256":"72575ee3fb8310b05b5edc6c5f8a13790500dbd719a1fd4f52992cad6512e489","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-127-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}