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Legal Information: Massachusetts
Updated:
December 11, 2019When I apply for the order, can I keep my address confidential?
Your home address and work address will appear on the order unless you specifically ask that this information is kept confidential.1 Be sure to tell the clerk that you want this information confidential when filling out the forms.
1 M.G.L.A. 258E § 10
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