Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267A, § 4 (2026)

Forfeiture of monetary instruments or other property obtained in violation of Sec. 2

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Section 4. All monetary instruments or other property, real, intellectual or personal, obtained directly as a result of a violation of section 2, shall be subject to forfeiture to the commonwealth. Forfeiture proceedings shall be conducted as provided in subsections (b) to (j), inclusive, of section 47 of chapter 94C. For the purposes of subsection (d) of said section 47 of said chapter 94C, the investigations and enforcement bureau of the Massachusetts gaming commission established in chapter 23K shall be considered a police department and shall be entitled to a police department's distribution of forfeiture proceedings.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. James (Mass. 2024).

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Commonwealth v. James (Mass. 2024). “…could forgo the procedures set forth in §§ 4 to 8 to issue a decree of (forfeiture of illegal sound recordings); G. L. c. 267A, § 4 (forfeiture of laundered money and property). Our opinion also does not reach the enumerated exceptions under G. L. c. 276, § 3 (a)-(c),…”

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