{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-58","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 58","heading":"Penalty","body":"Section 58. Whoever receives a witness fee or allowance for increased necessary expenses in violation of any provision of the three preceding sections shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. Every clerk of a court shall report forthwith to the district attorney for his county every violation of said sections which comes to his knowledge, and said district attorneys shall institute prosecutions therefor.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section58","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"de08ebf6a206e3c786ba9261a4e159a06d7ba07d3367b3803bba21e82c54b11c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-57","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-59"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}