Bill Text: MA S1630 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Require the reporting of satisfaction of judgements awarding money damages
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1630 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1630-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to require the reporting of satisfaction of judgments awarding money damages.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to require the reporting of satisfaction of judgments
awarding money damages.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. [Small claims.] Chapter 218 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 25, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, the following section:-
Section 25A. Any party who obtains a judgment for money damages under the procedure shall, within 60 days after full satisfaction of such judgment, file a notice of satisfaction of judgment with the court that issued the judgment. Any party who fails to do so shall be liable to the judgment debtor for any costs and attorneys fees awarded on motion in the court’s discretion that were reasonably incurred in proving that the judgment was satisfied in full. This section shall not apply to a judgment that has been satisfied by levy of execution.
SECTION 2. [Civil cases.] Chapter 235 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 13, as so appearing, the following section:-
Section 13A. Any party who obtains a judgment for money damages shall, within 60 days after full satisfaction of such judgment, file a notice of satisfaction of judgment with the court that issued the judgment. Any party who fails to do so shall be liable to the judgment debtor for any costs and attorneys fees awarded on motion in the court’s discretion that were reasonably incurred in proving that the judgment was satisfied in full. This section shall not apply to a judgment that has been satisfied by levy of execution.
SECTION 3. [Summary process.] Chapter 239 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 3, as so appearing, the following section:-
Section
3A. Any party who obtains a judgment under this chapter that includes money
damages for rent shall, within 60 days after full satisfaction of such judgment,
file a notice of satisfaction of judgment with the court that issued the
judgment. Any party who fails to do so shall be liable to the judgment debtor
for any costs and attorneys fees awarded on motion in the court’s discretion
that were reasonably incurred in proving that the judgment was satisfied in
full. This section shall not apply to a money judgment that has been satisfied
by levy of execution.
