{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 1","heading":"Justices of the peace; enumeration of fees","body":"Section 1. The fees of justices of the peace shall be as follows:\nFor a subpoena for one or more witnesses, ten cents.\nFor taking a deposition, fifty cents; for writing the deposition and caption, at the rate of twelve cents a page; for notice to the adverse party, twenty cents. The justice shall certify his fees and the deponent's fees on the deposition.\nFor administering an oath required by law, except on a trial or examination before him, to one or more persons at one time, twenty-five cents.\nFor the acknowledgment of a deed by one or more grantors, if taken at one time, twenty-five cents.\nFor taking a deposition to perpetuate testimony, each justice shall be entitled to the fees prescribed for all services which are personally rendered by him.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:08Z","sha256":"09b259cfdf29aa8128663c90db7ae16b4d56c189ebca5215903a2bdb5d110007","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-29","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}