{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 6","heading":"Signature of magistrate or clerk; service","body":"Section 6. If the writ is issued by the court when sitting for the transaction of business, it shall be signed, by hand or electronically, by the clerk, otherwise by the magistrate issuing it, and may be served in any county by any sheriff or deputy sheriff.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"40a4954c64afb8e422e3bc7f2d082499be52a5dd79bfc0d2732ce8bac7ad4e77","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}