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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2262 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1384
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian M. Ashe
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to service of civil process fees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden1/19/2023Sheriff Nicholas CocchiHampden County1/19/2023Sheriff Patrick McDermottNorfolk County1/19/2023Sheriff Robert OgdenDukes County1/19/2023Sheriff Steven TompkinsSuffolk County1/19/2023Sheriff Kevin CoppingerEssex County1/19/2023Sheriff Paul HerouxBristol County1/19/2023Sheriff Donna BuckleyBarnstable County1/19/2023Sheriff Thomas BowlerBerkshire County1/19/2023Sheriff Lewis EvangelidisWorcester County1/19/2023Sheriff Christopher DonelanFranklin County1/19/2023Sheriff Patrick CahillaneHampshire County1/19/2023Sheriff Joseph McDonaldPlymouth County1/19/2023Sheriff James PerlemanNantucket County1/19/2023Sheriff Peter KoutoujianMiddlesex County1/19/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/3/2023Aaron L. Saunders7th Hampden2/8/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden3/8/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2262 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1384
By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1384) of
Brian M. Ashe and others relative to service of civil process fees. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1453 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to service of civil process fees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1: Chapter 262 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended, in Section 8, subsection (a) by striking out sub, subsections (1) and (2) and
3inserting in place thereof the following sections:-
4 (1) for service of an original summons, trustee process, subpoena or scire facias, either by
5reading it or by leaving a copy thereof, $30 for each defendant upon whom service is made,
6except as otherwise provided herein;
7 (2) for service of an original summons and complaint for divorce or for any other service
8required to be served in hand, $45 for each defendant upon whom service is made;