{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-14","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 14","heading":"Actions by state; liability for costs","body":"Section 14. In civil actions and in proceedings which are instituted by, or in the name of, the commonwealth, and not at the relation, in behalf, or for the use, of a private person, the commonwealth shall be liable for costs as is an individual.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 261"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter261/Section14","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"669b6b755b302fe46753a407d0faf37b65d7934ae7e2a4279c4653e21c51825b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}