{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-275-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, § 13","heading":"Recognizance; breach of condition","body":"Section 13. Upon a breach of the condition of a recognizance taken pursuant to the provisions of sections four to eleven, inclusive, an action thereon shall be commenced by the district attorney in the court in which the recognizance is then on file.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 275"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter275/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"4e7b09427ed43a558196691c559656b4cffb6fa1a69a8013f51af47833fbb6e2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-275-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-275-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}