{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 7","heading":"Sentence to jail or house of correction for non-payment of fine","body":"Section 7. Whoever is convicted of a crime punishable by a fine, and is liable to imprisonment in the jail for its non-payment, may be sentenced to such imprisonment in the house of correction, or to confinement at hard labor either in the jail or house of correction.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 279"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter279/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:23Z","sha256":"feb4f21e0e8dfa4c6e5afcbc33461f2aff888eba71af654a47a5fa09137a3ed4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-6b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-279-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}