Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 279:7: Sentence to jail or house of correction for non-payment of fine
What this law says, in plain English
This statute permits courts to sentence individuals who fail to pay criminal fines to imprisonment or hard labor in jail or a house of correction as an enforcement mechanism.
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