{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 6","heading":"Proceedings","body":"Section 6. The libel shall be entered and conducted as a civil action; and if after notice no claimant appears, the court shall, upon a hearing, decree a forfeiture, restoration or other appropriate disposition of the property. If a claimant appears, he may allege and answer any matter material for his defence, and either party shall be entitled to claim a jury trial upon issues of fact as in other civil actions.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter257/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"b9b146c25d35d4949635d219e8b0fa397ec456083ce3a5dff1f279ff8042fccb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-257-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}