{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-54","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, § 54","heading":"Seizure of weighing or measuring devices for evidence; disposition","body":"Section 54. A sealer or deputy may seize without a warrant weighing or measuring devices necessary to be used as evidence in cases of violation of the laws relative to the sealing thereof; and they shall be returned to the owners or forfeited, as the court directs.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter98/Section54","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:15Z","sha256":"9976fd07743a4ad0bda471a9af845b1db6e595bcd78324fc904d0e0b95f46dbb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-53","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}