{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-133","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 133","heading":"Persons authorized; approval","body":"Section 133. A bond which is required to be given by a party to a civil action or proceeding may be executed by any person other than the party to the action or proceeding, and may be approved in the same manner as if executed by such party, if it appears to the magistrate who approves it that a there is good reason why it is not executed by him.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 223"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter223/Section133","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:50Z","sha256":"df8d9d8e1196f2f1bd62192964a131db0b6c26af61cd3ff220b04a9b5f7ca509","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-132","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223a-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}