{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 4","heading":"Fees of clerks of supreme judicial, county and appeals courts","body":"Section 4. The fees of the clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth and for each of the counties and for the appeals court shall be as follows:\nfor the entry of a complaint, petition, appeal or other action, $300;\nfor the filing of an application for further appellate review, $270; and\nfor the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, $90.\nNotwithstanding the foregoing, no fee shall be paid for the entry of an appeal, petition, complaint or other action and for the filing of an application for further appellate review by the commonwealth and no fee shall be charged to the commonwealth for the issuance of an injunction or restraining order, but if the commonwealth prevails in the action, the fees shall be taxed against the other party.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:08Z","sha256":"b07668ef30ba21f74642e73cf91142515246c8b6154cf17e5e0032aa1ccb6f15","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-3a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-4a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}