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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 257 SEIZURE AND LIBELLING OF FORFEITED PROPERTY
  5. Section 3 Libel; jurisdiction and venue

Section 3

Section 3: Libel; jurisdiction and venue

Section 3. A libel may be brought either in the superior court in the county where the offence was committed, or in a district court having jurisdiction of the offence.