{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-24","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, § 24","heading":"Debtors of commonwealth; discharge","body":"Section 24. If a debtor committed to prison on a warrant of distress in favor of the commonwealth is unable to pay the debt for which he is imprisoned, he shall be entitled to discharge in like manner as a debtor before a court on supplementary proceedings; and the laws relative to such proceedings so far as applicable shall apply, except as hereinafter provided.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 224"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter224/Section24","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:50Z","sha256":"9993923990832e99e9204c41d3783e46909d62cb8b68ea96280f61e831ee6127","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-23","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}