{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93-43a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 43A","heading":"Fees, penalties or other charges for sending original bill or invoice by postal mail","body":"Section 43A. A person engaged in trade or commerce shall not assess a fee, penalty or other charge for the sending of an original bill or invoice by postal mail to a natural person in this commonwealth; but this section shall not apply to a reasonable discount offered to a natural person for voluntary agreement to pay or otherwise satisfy a bill or invoice after its receipt by means other than postal mail, or for voluntary options such as customized bills or invoices.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 93"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter93/Section43A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:56Z","sha256":"7772d6b6c562728c43b3b396fa0e53bc074b8c26bf26e1f15695aa90a3df9738","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93-43","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93-43b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}