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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 14 Commitment of Debtor — Payments.

A person committed to a jail or house of correction in default of payment of a fine may pay it to the keeper of the jail or superintendent of the

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house of correction, and the warrant for his commitment shall designate the town where the offence for which the fine was imposed was committed and the uses to which such fine is payable by the officer receiving it.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 42 Use of Radio or Boom Box Without Using Earphones on Public Conveyance; Punishment; Sale of Evidence at Public Auction.

Evidence seized pursuant to this section shall be sold at public auction and the proceeds therefrom may be applied against outstanding fines and court costs.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90B, § 39(b) Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles: Fees — Surcharge.

(b) There shall be a surcharge of 20 per cent on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a violation under this chapter or a violation

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of a special regulation made under this chapter. Notwithstanding the distribution of fines, penalties and forfeitures under section 10G of chapter 21A, the surcharge shall be deposited into the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund.

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Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 54 Human Trafficking — Fines to be Directed to Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund.

The court shall transmit fines collected pursuant to sections 50 and 51 to the state treasurer. The treasurer shall deposit such fines into the Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund

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established in section 66A of chapter 10.

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Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266 §133 Injury to Property of Humane Society.

One half of any fine paid hereunder shall be paid to the person who gives information upon which a conviction is obtained.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266 §135 Mooring Vessel to a Buoy.

Whoever moors or in any manner makes fast a vessel, scow, boat or raft to a buoy, beacon or floating guide placed by the government of the United States in

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the navigable waters of the commonwealth shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars; and whoever wilfully destroys, injures or removes any such beacon or guide shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months. One third of all fines which accrue under this section shall be paid to the complainant and two–thirds to the commonwealth.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, § 16 Disposal of Refuse on Highways, Public Land, Private Property, or in Coastal or Inland Waters.

Whoever places, throws, deposits or discharges or whoever causes to be placed, thrown, deposited or discharged, trash, bottles or cans, refuse, rubbish, garbage, debris, scrap, waste or other material of

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any kind on a public highway or within 20 yards of a public highway, or on any other public land, or in or upon coastal or inland waters, as defined in section 1 of chapter 131, or within 20 yards of such waters, or on property of another, or on lands dedicated for open space purposes, including lands subject to conservation restrictions and agricultural preservation restrictions as defined in chapter 184, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,500 for the first offense and a fine not to exceed $15,000 for each subsequent offense; provided, however, that 50 per cent of the fine imposed shall be deposited in the conservation trust established in section 1 of chapter 132A . . . 

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, § 16 Disposal of Refuse on Highways, Public Land, Private Property, or in Coastal or Inland Waters.

Within five days of the payment of a fine to secure the release of a seized vehicle as provided for herein, the enforcing authority to whom the fine is paid

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shall deposit the fine in court along with an application for a criminal complaint regarding the offense, and the court shall hold the fine until judgment is entered on said complaint; provided, however, that at the discretion of the enforcing authority, the violation may be disposed of by the non-criminal disposition procedures pursuant to section twenty-one D of chapter forty, in which case the maximum fine shall be one thousand dollars. If a conviction is returned on the complaint the court shall award to any person or persons, other than an employee of the enforcing authority, whose information materially contributed to the identification of the convicted party, up to five hundred dollars, or forty percent of said fine, whichever is the greater, and the balance of the fine shall be equally divided between the enforcing authority and the court. If such violation is disposed of non-criminally, the balance of such fine, after payment of the award, if any, shall be deposited in the general fund of the enforcing authority.

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General fund; Law enforcement

Misdemeanor
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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, § 17 Disposal of Garbage and Refuse in Trash Barrels Placed on Public Highways; Penalty.

Whoever disposes of household or commercial garbage or refuse by placing it in a trash barrel placed on a public highway by the commonwealth, or by any political subdivision thereof

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for the convenience of the traveling public shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars. One-half of any fine paid into a court shall be paid over to the city or town where said offense occurred.

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Municipality;municipal agency; local jurisdiction.

Misdemeanor
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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 92 Restitution — Payments to Probation Officers.

If a person is placed on probation upon condition that he make restitution or reparation to the person injured by him in the commission of his offence, and payment is

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not made at once, the court may order that it shall be made to the probation officer, who shall give receipts for and keep record of all payments made to him, pay the money to the person injured and keep his receipt therefor, and notify the clerk of the court whenever the full amount of the money is received or paid in accordance with such order or with any modification thereof.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 2 Court Order — Payment.

A fine or forfeiture imposed by a court shall, except as otherwise provided, be paid over to the state treasurer. Twenty per cent of the fines imposed under the provisions

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of chapter three hundred and fifty–four of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty–two shall be paid over to the state treasurer. If the whole or any part of a fine is by law payable to a complainant or informant or to a person or corporation as beneficiary, the court may apportion the fine or forfeiture between such complainant, informant or other beneficiary and the commonwealth, respectively.

Fines imposed under the provisions of chapters eighty-nine and ninety, including fines, penalties and assessments imposed under the provisions of chapter ninety C for the violation of the provisions of chapters eighty-nine and ninety, fines assessed by a hearing officer of a city or town as defined in sections twenty A and twenty A½ of chapter ninety and forfeitures imposed under the provisions of section one hundred and forty-one of chapter one hundred and forty, shall be paid over to the treasury of the city or town wherein the offense was committed; provided, however, that only fifty per cent of the amount of fines, penalties and assessments collected for violations of section seventeen of chapter ninety or of a special speed regulation lawfully made under the authority of section eighteen of said chapter ninety shall be paid over to the treasury of the city or town wherein the offense was committed and the remaining fifty per cent shall be paid over to the state treasurer and credited to the Highway Fund.

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Private actor; state highway fund

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 5A Gaming — Manufacture, Sale, Distributions.

Whoever manufactures, transports, sells, offers for sale, stores, displays, repairs, reconditions, possesses or uses any gambling device or parts for use therein shall be punished by a fine of not

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more than five thousand dollars; provided, however, that fifty percent of the said fine shall be remitted to the city or town in which the violation occurred. The remaining fifty percent shall be remitted to the general fund of the commonwealth.

State/statewide agency

County; municipality/municipal agency; local jurisdiction.

Misdemeanor
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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 6B Assessment — Certain Crimes Relating to Controlled Substances.

The court shall impose an assessment of not less than thirty–five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars against any person who has attained the age of 18 years and

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who is convicted of a misdemeanor or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for a conviction is made on a complaint charging a misdemeanor under sections thirty–two C, thirty–two D, and thirty–two G and thirty–five of chapter ninety–four C. The court shall impose an assessment of not less than one hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars against any person who is convicted of a felony or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for a conviction is made on a complaint charging a felony under sections thirty–two, thirty–two A, thirty–two B, thirty–two E, thirty–two F and thirty–four of chapter ninety–four C . . . All such assessments made shall be collected by the court and shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer. The assessment from any conviction which is subsequently overturned on appeal shall be refunded by the court to the person whose conviction is overturned. Said court shall deduct such funds from the assessments transmitted to the state treasurer. 

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Refunded if conviction is overturned on appeal

Misdemeanor
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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 6C Assessment — Certain Crimes Relating to Controlled Substances — Drug Analysis Fund.

Any assessment imposed pursuant to section six B shall be deposited in the Drug Analysis Fund established by section fifty-one of chapter ten. The proceeds of the fund shall be

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made available, subject to appropriation, to the department of public health for services provided to analyse samples used in the prosecution of controlled substances.

State/statewide agency

Drug analysis fund; Department of pubilc health

Misdemeanor
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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258B, § 8 Assessments Against Persons Convicted — Imposed.

All such assessments made shall be collected by the court or by the registrar, as the case may be, and shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer. If the

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person convicted is sentenced to a correctional facility in the commonwealth, the superintendent or sheriff of the facility shall deduct any part or all of the monies earned or received by any inmate and held by the correctional facility, to satisfy the victim and witness assessment, and shall transmit such monies to the court monthly. The assessment from any conviction or adjudication of delinquency which is subsequently overturned on appeal shall be refunded by the court to the person whose conviction or adjudication of delinquency is overturned. Said court shall deduct such funds from the assessments transmitted to the state treasurer. 

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 55 Human Trafficking — Monies to be Directed to Victim Restitution.

All monies furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for forced labor or services or sexual servitude, and all monies used or intended to be used

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to facilitate any violation of section 50 or 51 shall be subject to forfeiture to the commonwealth and shall be made available by the court to any victim ordered restitution by the court pursuant to section 3 of chapter 258B.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 39(b) Crimes Motivated by Race, Color, Religion or National Origin.

There shall be a surcharge of one hundred dollars on a fine assessed against a defendant convicted of a violation of this section; provided, however, that moneys from such surcharge

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shall be delivered forthwith to the treasurer of the commonwealth and deposited in the Diversity Awareness Education Trust Fund established under the provisions of section thirty-nine Q of chapter ten. In the case of convictions for multiple offenses, said surcharge shall be assessed for each such conviction.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 20 Motor Vehicles and Aircraft: Penalties and Punishments.

In addition to any reinstatement fee, there shall be a surcharge of $50 assessed against a person who seeks to have the person’s license reinstated following a revocation or suspension

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under this paragraph. The surcharge shall be transferred by the registrar of motor vehicles to the state treasurer for deposit into the Thomas P. Kennedy Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund established pursuant to section 59A of chapter 10.

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 7 Search of Domestic Violence Records; Outstanding Warrants; Service of Order, Complaint and Summons; Enforcement; Violations.

Any violation of such order or a protection order issued by another jurisdiction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for

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not more than two and one–half years in a house of correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to, but not in lieu of, the forgoing penalties and any other sentence, fee or assessment, including the victim witness assessment in section 8 of chapter 258B, the court shall order persons convicted of a crime under this statute to pay a fine of $25 that shall be transmitted to the treasurer for deposit into the General Fund. 

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Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 10 Assessment Upon Assignment to Batterers’ Treatment Program.

All funds collected by the court pursuant to this section shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer, who shall deposit said funds in the General Fund.

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