{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-53","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 53","heading":"Certificate of intention of marriage; issuance to nonage persons; penalty","body":"Section 53. A clerk or registrar issuing a certificate of intention of marriage contrary to sections 24 and 33A shall forfeit not more than one hundred dollars.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 207"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter207/Section53","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:37Z","sha256":"7712054e5323a54ca59bb938124cbe75de2fcbde588895a860406dc941e64aa2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-52","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-207-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}