Massachusetts § 55 Seizure of devices not conforming to legal standards; destruction

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 55 — Seizure of devices not conforming to legal standards; destruction

Massachusetts § 55

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XVREGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 98WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, § 55 (2026).

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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.

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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.

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