Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266 § 48
Current with Act changes effective as of September 9, 2024
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