{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, § 19","heading":"Special warrant for distress or imprisonment without demand, and for acceptance of early payments","body":"Section 19. If the assessors are of the opinion that the credit of a person taxed is doubtful or that he is about to leave the commonwealth, they may, by a special warrant, direct the collector forthwith, without demand or notice, to compel payment by distress or imprisonment, whether the tax is payable immediately or at a future day, by instalments or otherwise.\nIf a person desires to make an early payment or payments of taxes, prior to the commitment by the assessors of the tax list and warrant required by section fifty-three of chapter fifty-nine, the assessors may, by a special warrant, authorize the collector to accept such payment.","path":["Part I","Title IX","Chapter 60"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter60/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:55Z","sha256":"faf53f2950c8d8a4490371bc96f26fa9e5f95735e3ca4ca3dac5625698642035","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}