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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 9 Seizure without probable cause; damages; costs

Section 9

Section 9: Seizure without probable cause; damages; costs

Section 9. If it is found that the seizure was groundless and without probable cause, reasonable damages shall be assessed for the claimant, and the court shall render judgment for such damages with costs.