Section 8 – Transfer to State Treasurer of Fines Paid
Section 8. The clerk of the superior court for the transaction of criminal business for Suffolk county, the clerks of the municipal courts in Boston, the sheriff, superintendent of the house of correction or other officer, except those named in the following section, upon receiving fines, fees or other money in any criminal proceedings, payable […]
Section 9 – Fines Paid; Transfer to State Treasurer by Clerks of Courts in Suffolk County
Section 9. The clerks of all courts in Suffolk county, except those named in the preceding section, who are required to account to the commonwealth shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, pay over to the state treasurer and account, on oath, for all fines, fees and other money received by them […]
Section 10 – Payment of Witness Fees; Presentment of Certificate
Section 10. The state treasurer shall pay to the persons entitled therein all witnesses fees or other money due for services rendered or expenses incurred in any of the courts named in section eight, or for any of the aforesaid officers, upon presentation to him of a certificate stating the name of the claimant, of […]
Section 11 – Certification of Fines and Forfeitures; Payment to Commonwealth
Section 11. Except as otherwise provided in section eighty of chapter two hundred and seventy-six, fines and forfeitures imposed in criminal prosecutions by the superior court to the use of the commonwealth, and all amounts found to be due on forfeited recognizances, shall under the direction of the court, be certified by the clerk and […]
Section 12 – Escape of Prisoner; Liability of Sheriff for Fines or Forfeitures of Prisoner
Section 12. A sheriff who, having a person in his custody by virtue of the sentence of a court, voluntarily or negligently suffers him to escape shall be held to have received the fines, forfeitures or forfeited recognizances described in the preceding section, at the time of the escape, and shall be liable for the […]
Section 13 – Failure of Sheriff to Pay Fines or Forfeitures of Escaped Prisoner; Remedy
Section 13. If a sheriff neglects to make such payment for thirty days, the state treasurer shall recover of him in contract the amount of such fines, forfeitures and forfeited recognizances, with interest at the rate of twelve per cent from the time he is held to have received the same and costs.
Section 14 – Default in Fine Payment; Commitment to Jail or House of Correction; Payment to Jailer or Superintendent
Section 14. A person committed to a jail or house of correction in default of payment of a fine may pay it to the keeper of the jail or superintendent of the house of correction, and the warrant for his commitment shall designate the town where the offence for which the fine was imposed was […]
Section 15 – Quarterly Transfers to State Treasurer of Payments Received by Jailer or Superintendent; Account on Oath
Section 15. Every keeper of a jail and superintendent of a house of correction shall, on the first days of January, April, July and October, pay over to the state treasurer all money received by him under the preceding section during the preceding three months, and render to said state treasurer an account, on oath, […]
Section 16 – Payment by State Treasurer of Expenses or Fees; Time Limit for Demand; Qualifications for Payment to Clerks of District Court
Section 16. The state treasurer shall pay over to the persons entitled thereto all amounts allowed to them for expenses or fees in criminal prosecutions, or allowed by the courts as rewards or compensations to prosecutors, which have been duly certified by the clerks, if demanded within three years after the allowance thereof; but he […]
Section 6 – Costs as Penalty for Crime; Expenses of Prosecution
Section 6. Costs shall not be imposed by a justice as a penalty for a crime. A justice may, as a condition of the dismissal or placing on file of a complaint or indictment, or as a term of probation, order the defendant to pay the reasonable and actual expenses of the prosecution. A justice […]