{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-50","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 50","heading":"Salaried officers; limitation on acceptance of fees; penalty","body":"Section 50. No officer in attendance on any court, sheriff, deputy sheriff, jailer, constable, city marshal or other police officer who receives a salary or an allowance by the day or hour from the commonwealth or from a county, city or town shall, except as otherwise hereinafter provided, be paid any fee or extra compensation for official services performed by him in any criminal case; or for aid rendered to another officer; or for testifying as a witness in a criminal case during the time for which he receives such salary or allowance; or for services or as a witness at an autopsy or inquest; or in proceedings for commitment of mentally ill persons; but his expenses, necessarily and actually, incurred, and actually disbursed by him in a criminal case shall be paid by the commonwealth. Whoever receives extra compensation or a witness fee in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section50","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:08Z","sha256":"47c13b16098470c19aebea3b212179b560994c2b05b1b358a776a2fec86ce1b3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-49","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}