{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-205-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, § 18","heading":"Penal sum of bond; reduction","body":"Section 18. If a surety company becomes surety on a probate bond, the court may, upon the petition of any party in interest and after notice, reduce the penal sum in which the principal and surety shall be liable for subsequent violations of the conditions thereof.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter205/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:36Z","sha256":"6d68b12acb9b630265eb663d8ab920e1cde93e27ac75480df4481e42a2a6bc75","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-205-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-205-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}