{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 3","heading":"Witness fees; payment or tender","body":"Section 3. No person shall be required to attend as a witness in a civil case or for the defendant in a criminal case except a person summonsed to attend as a witness for an indigent defendant in a criminal case, unless the legal fees for one day's attendance and for travel to and from the place where he is required to attend are paid or tendered to him.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"b2b69e83b7538c25abca140dbc610b6c8b4c2e014261436b14290fedea1d4f5e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-3a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}