{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-61","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 61","heading":"Witness certificates; purchase of orders, etc., by officers prohibited","body":"Section 61. A sheriff, deputy sheriff or other officer who takes the certificates of witnesses in criminal cases shall not purchase or discount or have any interest in orders drawn or demands upon the treasury by such witnesses.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section61","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"af8f0a9d854a58f082c4d780ebde285817ed2d6b8c50c089834022f965e98e9c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-60","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}