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21 U.S.C. 853: Criminal forfeitures
Created in 1984 by Public Law 91-513. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
26 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 38, 18 U.S.C. 229B, 18 U.S.C. 793, 18 U.S.C. 794, 18 U.S.C. 798.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2009
- Pub. L. 111–16 substituted "fourteen days" for "ten days". Law text · (e)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–177, §743(a)(1), inserted ", the possession, or the possession with intent to distribute," after "manufacture" in introductory provisions. (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (q)
- Pub. L. 109–177, §743(a)(2), inserted ", or on premises or in property that the defendant owns, resides, or does business in" after "by the defendant". (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (q)
2001
- Pub. L. 107–56, §319(d)(2), added par. (4). (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 107–56, §319(d)(1), inserted heading and amended text of subsec. (p) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "If any of the property described in subsection (a) of this section, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant— (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (p)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–310, §3613(a)(1), (2), in introductory provisions, inserted "amphetamine or" before "methamphetamine" and substituted "shall" for "may". (Children's Health Act of 2000) Law text · (q)
- Pub. L. 106–310, §3613(a)(2), (3), inserted ", the State or local government concerned, or both the United States and the State or local government concerned" after "to reimburse the United States", "or the State or local government concerned, as the case may be," after "costs incur… (Children's Health Act of 2000) Law text · (q)
- Pub. L. 106–310, §3613(a)(4), substituted "section 3663A of title 18" for "section 3663 of title 18". (Children's Health Act of 2000) Law text · (q)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–237 added subsec. (q). (Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996) Law text · (q)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1864(1), substituted "subsection (n)" for "subsection (o)". · (c)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1864(2), substituted "subsection (e)" for "subsection (f)". · (f)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1864(3), substituted "this subchapter" for "this chapter". · (i)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1864(1), (4), which directed the substitution of "subsection (n)" for "subsection (o)" in "the second subsection (h)", and directed the redesignation of "the second subsection (h)" as subsection (k), were executed to this subsection because the "second subsection (h)" … · (k)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1153(b), which directed that "section 413 of title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1975" be amended "by redesignating subsection '(p)' as subsection '(q)' " and adding subsec. (p) was executed to this section, which is section 413 of th… · (p)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–473, §2301(d), inserted "In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by this part, a defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense may be fined not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds." · (a)
- Pub. L. 98–473, §2301(e), struck out subsec. (d) which related to forfeiture of property other than that described in subsec. (a) and the conditions therefor, and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (d). · (d)
- Pub. L. 98–473, §2301(e)(2), which directed that this section be amended by redesignating subsecs. (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) as subsecs. (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (h), (l), (m), (n), and (o), respectively, was executed by redesignating subsec… · (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p)
- Pub. L. 98–473, §2301(f), struck out "for at least seven successive court days" after "to dispose of the property". · (n)
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.