{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-148-51","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 51","heading":"Forfeiture of explosive, inflammable and combustible substances; sale or destruction; proceeds","body":"Section 51. Articles seized under the preceding section may, after due notice and hearing, be adjudged to be forfeited, and may be ordered to be sold or destroyed in such manner as the court or magistrate may direct, and the proceeds, if any, paid into the county treasury.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 148"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter148/Section51","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:26Z","sha256":"f3adee505a2a6d12b240404ce42264e10b2a03aacdc0463519bc756db1a9eac3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-148-50","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-148-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}