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.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 257 - Seizure and Libelling of Forfeited Property
Section 1 - Persons Authorized
Section 2 - Libel; Contents; Time for Filing
Section 3 - Libel; Jurisdiction and Venue
Section 4 - Superior Court; Notice of Libel
Section 5 - District Court; Notice of Libel
Section 8 - Proceeds of Sale; Disposition
Section 9 - Seizure Without Probable Cause; Damages; Costs
Section 11 - Delivery of Property to Claimant; Conditions Precedent
Section 12 - Appraisal; Application of Claimant
Section 13 - Appraisal; Application of Person Making Seizure