Section 21. Supplementary proceedings shall be dismissed, and if the debtor or, if a corporation or trust with transferable shares, its officer, trustee or agent, has been imprisoned, he or it shall be discharged from custody, on payment in full to the creditor or his attorney of the amount due on the judgment, with all the costs of the proceedings, or, unless the judgment is upon a bond or recognizance given under the provisions of this chapter, on the giving to the creditor or his attorney of a bond, payable to the creditor, with sufficient surety or sureties, approved by the creditor, his attorney or the court, conditioned that the debtor shall pay to the creditor the amount due on the judgment, with all the costs of the proceedings, within sixty days after the date of giving such bond or within such longer time as the court may allow.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title II - Actions and Proceedings Therein
Chapter 224 - Arrest on Mesne Process and Supplementary Proceedings in Civil Actions
Section 7 - Surrender of Principal on Recognizance by Surety; New Recognizance
Section 8 - Recognizances and Bonds; Breach; Remedies
Section 12 - Support in Jail; Discharge
Section 15 - Judgment Debtor; Examination
Section 17 - Redemption of Property Transferred; Refusal or Acceptance of Transfer by Creditor
Section 18 - Contempt; Procedure; Effect; Appeal
Section 19 - Charges of Fraud; Procedure; Sentence; Appeal
Section 20 - Transfer of Property Pending Examination; Commitment for Contempt; Exceptions
Section 21 - Supplementary Proceedings; Dismissal; Discharge of Debtor
Section 24 - Debtors of Commonwealth; Discharge
Section 25 - Debtors of Commonwealth; Examination
Section 26 - Debtors of Commonwealth; Appointment of Special Counsel
Section 28 - Persons Committed for Non-Payment of Tax; Manner of Discharge