{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-55","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, § 55","heading":"Seizure of devices not conforming to legal standards; destruction","body":"Section 55. A sealer or deputy may seize weighing or measuring devices not conforming to legal standards or not sealed as required by law; and a person having in his possession such weighing or measuring devices, with intent to use them in violation of law, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A; and such devices, upon order of a court, shall be destroyed. Possession thereof shall be prima facie evidence of intention to use them in violation of law.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter98/Section55","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:15Z","sha256":"03a39228cdac11fd2f0a55f86bb61358997ea0339f92fc716163674bba6d5f12","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-54","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-98-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}