{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 48","heading":"Stolen goods; duty of arresting officers to secure","body":"Section 48. An officer who arrests a person charged as principal or accessory in a robbery or larceny shall secure the property which is alleged to have been stolen, annex a schedule thereof to his return and be answerable for the same; and, upon conviction of the offender, it shall be restored to the owner.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:11Z","sha256":"6bbc207be5905749668c5f455d65d9c4bb3410b08bacfcac402309d820847447","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}