{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-138-45","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 45","heading":"Search of premises; seizure of alcoholic beverages","body":"Section 45. The officer to whom the warrant is committed shall search the premises and seize the alcoholic beverages described in the warrant, the casks or other vessels in which the same are contained, and all implements of sale and furniture used or kept and provided to be used in the illegal keeping or sale of such beverages, if they are found in or upon said premises, and shall convey the same to some place of security, where he shall keep the beverages and vessels until final action is had thereon.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 138"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter138/Section45","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:16Z","sha256":"7dc39a00caa6b319c8c3e74d37516a245484afaee851da282b73addd08fc4181","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-138-44","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-138-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}