{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221b-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221B, § 6","heading":"Powers of hearing officers","body":"Section 6. Without the approval of any justice of any court, a child support hearing officer shall have the power to issue subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses; to put witnesses under oath; to call parties to proceedings and to examine parties and witnesses; to require parties to file financial statements signed under oath; to issue a capias upon the failure of a party to appear on proper notice; and to accept acknowledgments of paternity and order blood tests under chapter two hundred and nine C.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 221B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter221B/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:48Z","sha256":"7afd6d6dc56b6e846d79c1500ba368a0607f45a61c4759fa21478eb320d6d95c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221b-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221b-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}