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Originally Posted by Dotneko
Just an FYI - in Massachusetts, when you leave a vehicle for service, the shop owner has an automatic 'mechanics lien' on it. That means you CANNOT get it without paying for it. Yes, they can hold it hostage. You got lucky since this is common and legal.
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That is true in several other states in the North East as well. Mechanic's lien. From the police's reaction it sounds like it may be true here also.