{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-217-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, § 13","heading":"Temporary register","body":"Section 13. Upon the death, resignation, removal or absence of the register, if there is no assistant register, or if he also is absent, the judge shall appoint a temporary register to act until a register is qualified, or until the disability is removed. Such temporary register shall be sworn before the judge, and a certificate thereof, with his appointment, shall be recorded with the proceedings of each court in which he acts.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 217"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter217/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:44Z","sha256":"4130fccf234d28f11b5347e8aa16968686248a1fe1c1cbd61c866981bdbcf67e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-217-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-217-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}