Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, § 14 (2026)

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

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Section 14. Actions and prosecutions under the laws relative to fish or marine fisheries shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be commenced within one year after the time when the cause of action accrued or the offence was committed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Vitale, 694 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 1997).

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Commonwealth v. Vitale, 694 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “872 (1979), on the ground that the Commonwealth had failed to bring it within the requisite one-year statute of limitations, G. L. c. 130, § 14. A District Court judge held a hearing on the defendant’s motion and found that the statute had not run, apparently because application…”

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