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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title I COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
  4. Chapter 221 CLERKS, ATTORNEYS AND OTHER OFFICERS OF JUDICIAL COURTS
  5. Section 17 Electronic rendering or facsimile of signature of clerk; signature of assistant clerk

Section 17

Section 17: Electronic rendering or facsimile of signature of clerk; signature of assistant clerk

Section 17. An authorized electronic rendering or a facsimile of the signature of the clerk of any court in the commonwealth, imprinted by him upon any writ, summons, subpoena, order of notice or order of attachment, except executions, shall have the same validity as his written signature.

The name of an assistant clerk of any court, followed by the designation ''assistant clerk'' shall be a sufficient official signature.