Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 23
Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 46 — Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 23, Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1544585
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Section 23. The town clerk shall give written notice of the requirements of this chapter to any person neglecting to comply therewith, and upon the continuance of such neglect for one month shall notify the agent or attorney duly appointed by the town to sue in its corporate capacity, or, if there is no such agent or attorney, the district attorney of the district, who shall cause a prosecution for the penalty or forfeiture therefor to be instituted.