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18 U.S.C. 984: Civil forfeiture of fungible property

Created in 1992 by Public Law 102-550. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 981.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–185, §13(a)(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (b) as (a), substituted "or precious metals" for "or other fungible property" in introductory provisions of par. (1) and "subsection (b)" for "subsection (c)" in par. (2), and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "Th… (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–185, §13(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a). (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 106–185, §13(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b). (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–185, §13(a)(3)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "No action pursuant to this section to forfeit property not traceable directly to the offense that is the basis for the forfeiture may be taken against funds held by a financial insti… (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–185, §13(a)(3)(B), substituted "In this subsection—" for "As used in this section, the term", added subpar. (A), and inserted "(B) the term" before " 'interbank account' means". (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–185, §13(a)(4), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c). (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000) Law text · (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–325 substituted "section 5322 or 5324 of title 31" for "section 5322 of title 31". · (a)

    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.