{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-21e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 21E","heading":"Municipal charges and bills; due dates; interest","body":"Section 21E. Any city or town may, by ordinance or by-law, and any district by vote of the district meeting, establish due dates for the payment of municipal charges and bills, and may fix a rate at which interest shall accrue if such charges remain unpaid after such due dates; provided, however, that the rate of interest shall not exceed the rate at which interest may be charged on tax bills under the provisions of section fifty-seven of chapter fifty-nine.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section21E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:29Z","sha256":"50d1dcdb5cf07035b4ff46a0e1b1f20ccc5b968bcc94ddcbf2e0b19bf768f3ac","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-21d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-21c1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}