{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-275-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, § 16","heading":"Remission of portion of forfeited penalty","body":"Section 16. If, upon a suit brought on such recognizance, the penalty thereof is adjudged forfeited, the court may, upon petition of a defendant, remit such portion of it as it finds ought to be remitted.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 275"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter275/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"187b5f849aaa987dc6bb7a71edcd01948cff6e062941a90055009b5b2ec00998","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-275-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-275-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}