{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 19","heading":"Clerk; duty to tax costs; notice","body":"Section 19. Costs shall be taxed by the clerk of the court. No costs shall be taxed without notice to an adverse party who gives seasonable notice in writing to the clerk of his desire to be present at the taxation or causes such notice to be entered on the docket. Notice given by or to the attorney in the action shall be equivalent to notice by or to the party.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 261"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter261/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:08Z","sha256":"466765010221ade72ac06051e012ea51b3c690fc3d2410bb32a352512954c3ef","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}