Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266 § 48

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 266:48 - Stolen goods; duty of arresting officers to secure

An officer who arrests a person charged as principal or accessory in a robbery or larceny shall secure the property which is alleged to have been stolen, annex a schedule thereof to his return and be answerable for the same; and, upon conviction of the offender, it shall be restored to the owner.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 48