{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-45","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 45","heading":"Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables; practice of law prohibited","body":"Section 45. A sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable who appears in court as attorney for any party to a suit, or draws, makes or fills up a writ, declaration, plea or process for such party, or, with intent to procure himself to be employed in the collection of a demand, or in any manner to make gain or profit therefrom, advises, counsels or encourages a person, directly or indirectly, to commence a suit or process shall forfeit fifty dollars.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 221"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter221/Section45","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:47Z","sha256":"bdbc7e3458fed54364d4ea6431dc9ffa96136ea81c8ba562ebad716f58c0442e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-44b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}