General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 135 Unclaimed and Abandoned Property

• Massachusetts General Laws - Sale by common carriers of unclaimed baggage at public auction; notice - Chapter 135, Section 1
  Common carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers may sell baggage left unclaimed in their possession for a period of one hundred and twenty days...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1947, 441, Sec. 2 - Chapter 135, Section 2 to 4
  Repealed, 1947, 441, Sec.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Perishable products; sale without advertising; notice; proceeds - Chapter 135, Section 5
  When a common carrier has transported fresh meats, fresh fish, shellfish, fruit or vegetables to their destination, such carrier may, in the exercise of a...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Unclaimed goods carried by railroad company, express or vessel; sale at public auction; publication; proceeds - Chapter 135, Section 6
  If goods carried by a railroad company, by express or in a vessel are not called for by the owner or consignee within one year...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Property taken by police officers from persons under arrest; disposition - Chapter 135, Section 7
  If property which has been stolen, lost, abandoned or taken from a person under arrest comes into the possession of a member of the police...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Unclaimed property in possession of police department; sale at public auction; notice - Chapter 135, Section 8
  If such property remains unclaimed in the possession of such police department or member thereof for one month and the owner thereof or his place...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Sale of perishable property; notice - Chapter 135, Section 9
  Such property, if perishable or liable to deteriorate greatly in value by keeping or the value of which will probably be less than the expense...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Proceeds of sale - Chapter 135, Section 10
  The proceeds of such sale, or the balance of such unclaimed money, after deducting all reasonable charges and expenses incurred on such property, shall be...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Payment of proceeds to owner upon application and proof of ownership - Chapter 135, Section 11
  If, within two years and two months after such money has come into the possession of a member of the police department of a city...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Removal of timber carried away by flood; payment of damages - Chapter 135, Section 12
  The owner of a log, mast, spar or other timber carried by flood into land adjoining any river, stream or pond may, within six months,...

Last modified: September 11, 2015