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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
TITLE IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter 248 HABEAS CORPUS AND PERSONAL LIBERTY
Section 31 Resistance or disobedience of writ; attachment
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 248 § 31 (2017)
Section 31. Whoever resists the service of the writ of habeas corpus, or disobeys it when served, shall be liable to attachment as for a contempt of the court or justice before whom the writ is returnable.
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