{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 1","heading":"Persons authorized","body":"Section 1. Property which has been forfeited for an offence may, if no other provision is made, be seized by a person entitled to enforce the forfeiture or, except as otherwise provided, by a police officer or constable of the town where the forfeited property is found, and shall be safely kept by him until it is disposed of as hereinafter provided.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"62e3d5c3a0f90b55c111d941a03f37679b2fd33dd5e19816da8938110b49db3c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-256-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}