{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231a-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231A, § 7","heading":"Costs","body":"Section 7. In an action wherein a judgment or other consequential relief is sought, the costs shall not be affected by the making or refusal of any determination; but in an action for a determination only, under this chapter, costs shall be wholly in the discretion of the court.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231A/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"6a8431bbedfd9434c915619b2596d9c126ac7a6d1dd372e4e5ebc9ede2c235b6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231a-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}