{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-74","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 74","heading":"Recovery of costs","body":"Section 74. If a person so summoned does not pay the costs when demanded by the officer serving the execution, the officer shall state the fact in his return, and if it also appears by the return that the costs have not been paid, the court shall award a new execution against him for the costs.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 246"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter246/Section74","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"fdbd9a97e6dae2aa61a9c729d147b0fd051d1ef44323ff691be2317ccba35bed","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-73","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-246-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}