{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 247, § 17","heading":"Defects in bond; dismissal of action","body":"Section 17. An action of replevin shall not be dismissed by reason of a defect in the form or substance of the bond taken therein, if the court is satisfied that such bond was intended in good faith as a compliance with the law requiring a bond to be taken before service of the writ and if the plaintiff, within such time and upon such terms as the court orders, files a new bond such as is required by law, approved by the court or in the manner provided in section fourteen.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter247/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"1425b06c6246f03771a700af44d829f18bea1061e5d44fb6a123e9008579a671","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}