Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279 § 7

Current with Act changes effective as of September 9, 2024
Section 279:7 - Sentence to jail or house of correction for non-payment of fine

Whoever is convicted of a crime punishable by a fine, and is liable to imprisonment in the jail for its non-payment, may be sentenced to such imprisonment in the house of correction, or to confinement at hard labor either in the jail or house of correction.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 7