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Massachusetts

For Massachusetts, time to count as abandoned on private property is more than seventy-two hours upon a public or private way therein or on any property therein without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property; statutory citation is Section 22C, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

State
Massachusetts our reading
Time to count as abandoned on private property
more than seventy-two hours upon a public or private way therein or on any property therein without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property verified
Statutory citation
Section 22C verified
Sourcemalegislature.gov
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What the source says

Section 22C: Abandoned motor vehicles; removal and disposal Section 22C. If the superintendent of streets or other officer having charge of the public ways in a city or town reasonably deems that any motor vehicle apparently abandoned by its owner and standing for more than seventy-two hours upon a public or private way therein or on any property therein without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property or if a captain or lieutenant of the state police reasonably deems that any motor vehicle apparently abandoned by its owner and standing for more than seventy-two hours upon any pr

malegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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