If in a civil action the defendant makes a motion to dismiss the action for insufficient service of process, the court may dismiss the action without prejudice or may quash the process and allow the issuance and service of new process in accordance with the applicable rules of court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 84
Insufficient service of process; dismissal of action or further service
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