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18 U.S.C. 983: General rules for civil forfeiture proceedings

Created in 2000 by the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-185). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 987, 18 U.S.C. 3051, 28 U.S.C. 2467.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (2), Department of Justice (2), Department of Homeland Security (1), United States Postal Service (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–122 amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or". Law text · (i)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–16 substituted "14 days" for "10 days". Law text · (j)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–56 inserted "or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)" before semicolon. (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (i)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–561 struck out "(and provide customary documentary evidence of such interest if available) and state that the claim is not frivolous" after "such property". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–185, §9, added subsec. (j). (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (j)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.