# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271A, sec. 3: Seizure and forfeiture of proceeds or property obtained as result of violation of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271A, sec. 3
- **Heading:** Seizure and forfeiture of proceeds or property obtained as result of violation of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 271A / Section 3

## Text

Section 3. All monetary proceeds or other property, real, intellectual or personal, obtained directly as a result of a violation of this chapter, shall be subject to seizure and 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 investigation 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.

Section 3. All monetary proceeds or other property, real, intellectual or personal, obtained directly as a result of a violation of this chapter, shall be subject to seizure and 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 investigation 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.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271A, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C271A_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271A, sec. 2 Enterprise crime; penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C271A_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271A, sec. 3 Seizure and forfeiture of proceeds or property obtained as result of violation of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIV_TI_C271A_S3.md)

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