Section 3. No promise for the payment of a debt, made by an insolvent debtor who has obtained his discharge from such debt under proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency, shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to deprive the debtor of the benefit of relying upon such discharge in bar of the recovery of a judgment upon such debt, unless such promise is made by or contained in some writing signed by him, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title V - Statutes of Frauds and Limitations
Chapter 259 - Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries
Section 1 - Actionable Contracts; Necessity of Writing
Section 3 - Insolvent Debtor; New Promise; Necessity of Writing
Section 4 - Representation as to Another's Credit; Necessity of Writing
Section 7 - Agreements to Pay Compensation for Service as a Broker or Finder; Necessity of Writing