Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280 § 3
Current through Chapter 118 of the 2024 Legislative Session
In proceedings in the name of the commonwealth for the recovery of fines, forfeitures or penalties, the whole or any part of which do not enure to the benefit of the commonwealth, the court may, upon motion of the district attorney, appoint an attorney to conduct the cause under his direction; but such attorney so appointed shall have no right to control the cause or receive compensation from the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 3