§12.14. What happens if the required notification of seizure and proposed forfeiture is not provided?
50 C.F.R. § 12.14
Under 18 U.S.C. 983(a)(1)(F), if the Service or the Solicitor does not send notice of a seizure of property in accordance with that section to the person from whom the property was seized, and no extension of time was granted, the Government is required to return the property to that person, unless the property is contraband or other property that is illegal to possess. Any return of property under this section does not prejudice the right of the Government to commence a forfeiture proceeding at a later time.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq., 470aaa et seq., 668 et seq., 668dd et seq., 703 et seq., 718a et seq., 742j-l, 1361 et seq., 1531 et seq., 2401 et seq., 3371 et seq., 4201 et seq., and 5301 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 42 and 981 et seq.; 19 U.S.C. 1602-1624; 28 U.S.C. 2465; 42 U.S.C. 1996; and E.O. 13751, 81 FR 88609, amending E.O. 13112, 64 FR 6183.
Source
Source: 88 FR 47818, July 25, 2023, unless otherwise noted.