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§ 7 — Decree

Massachusetts § 7
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IVCERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Ch. 257SEIZURE AND LIBELLING OF FORFEITED PROPERTY

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, § 7 (2026).

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Section 7. If the libellant maintains his action, the court shall decree a forfeiture and sale of the property and a distribution of the proceeds, or other appropriate disposition thereof. If he fails to maintain it, the court shall decree a restitution of the property to the claimant.

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