{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-71","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 71","heading":"Persons absent from commonwealth","body":"Section 71. If a person so summoned is out of the commonwealth at the time of service of process upon him and appears and answers within ten days of his return, he shall be allowed his costs and charges.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 246"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter246/Section71","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"e9b2385cb77ed2867944717cf3241e9574b4ca8ab67ac49478376dfd4b946472","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-70","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}