{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-235-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 9","heading":"Judgment for penalty forfeited","body":"Section 9. If in an action for a breach of the condition of a bond, or to recover a penalty for the non-performance of a covenant, contract or agreement, it is found that the condition has been broken or the penalty forfeited, judgment shall be entered for the penal sum, but execution shall issue only as provided in the following sections.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 235"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter235/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:56Z","sha256":"8f645e79d2a4f018954e3680a75acf5cc4b1e4c1f10d3d1761ac3fca2bfdd471","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-235-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-235-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}