{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-24","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, § 24","heading":"Advancements; certification of immediate use","body":"Section 24. Such officers shall certify that the amount is needed for immediate use, and, as specifically as may be, the purposes for which the expenditure is required. The certificate shall bear the approval of the officer or department having the supervision of such expenditure and, when filed with the comptroller, his certificate and the warrant and payment shall follow as in case of claims against the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title III","Chapter 29"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIII/Chapter29/Section24","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:13Z","sha256":"f1eb8d2680e3c19324c9cd0f0f973aba9389754390babd094188682f5ab57d0d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-23a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}