{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-245-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, § 12","heading":"Costs","body":"Section 12. Costs shall be awarded and taxed for the prevailing party. If judgment is for the commonwealth, an execution for costs shall issue; if it is for the defendant, the costs shall be paid by the commonwealth.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 245"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter245/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:00Z","sha256":"58ee6a47522dda4638b0ca73984905da119b5e40715d2c38a045ff93482727b1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-245-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}