Section 9. An authorized facsimile or electronic rendering of the recorder’s signature on any court records, orders, decisions, documents or legal papers, or copies thereof, or upon any writ, summons, order of notice, order of attachment or execution shall have the same validity as a written signature of the recorder.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 185 sec. 9

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.