Massachusetts § 16 - Payment by state treasurer of expenses or fees; time limit for demand; qualifications for payment to clerks of district court
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§ 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 shall pay no such amounts to a clerk of a district court, until the clerk has rendered a written account of all fines received by him since his last return, and of all fees which have remained in his hands for one year after their allowance.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16 ("Payment by state treasurer of expenses or fees; time limit for demand; qualifications for payment to clerks of district court") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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