{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-27","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 27","heading":"Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties","body":"Section 27. A city or town clerk or registrar refusing or neglecting to perform any duty required of him under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. Fines recovered for violation of section eighteen shall be to the use of the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 46"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter46/Section27","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"973ad57fe751a6e215fad1d2d39369e48444a02cb99d2dc21c49fe4e55bb409a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-26","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}