{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 20","heading":"Search for person named in process","body":"Section 20. An officer shall not be allowed any fees for making a diligent search for any person named in a process, except the amount actually expended by him in making such search and stated in his return.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:08Z","sha256":"618135e83edb7edfd8f7f53f2c70de850626b2385eb55d564125f10baf26d900","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}