{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-142","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 142","heading":"Payment of fines and disposition thereof","body":"Article 142. Payment of fines and disposition thereof.\n(a) Fines imposed by a military court or through imposition of non-judicial punishment may be paid to the commonwealth and delivered to the court or imposing officer or to a person executing their process. Fines may be collected by:\n(1) cash or money order;\n(2) retention of any pay or allowances due or to become due to the person fined from any state or the United States; or\n(3) garnishment or levy, together with costs, on the wages, goods and chattels of a person delinquent in paying a fine, as provided by law.\n(b) Any sum so received or retained shall be deposited to whomever the court so directs.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section142","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:25Z","sha256":"2c78698350ac4c3e8669e9543c059075d5a29e5608900ca562b7977e8724877f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-141","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}