8 C.F.R. § 274.17 Restoration of proceeds or appraised value.
Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality
(a) The regional commissioner shall not grant restoration of proceeds of sale or the appraised value of a conveyance placed in official use or otherwise disposed of according to law unless the petitioner establishes that the petitioner: (1) Did not know of the seizure prior to the declaration of forfeiture; (2) Was in such circumstances as prevented the petitioner from knowing thereof; and (3) Would otherwise have been granted the relief of remission of forfeiture. (b) A grant of restoration of proceeds of sale or the appraised value of a conveyance placed in official use or otherwise disposed of according to law must be conditioned upon: (1) Execution of an instrument by the petitioner holding the United States, its agents and employees, harmless from all claims which may result from the grant of restoration of proceeds of sale or the appraised value of a conveyance placed in official use or otherwise disposed of according to law; and (2) Any other terms or conditions as the regional commissioner determines to be appropriate.
Title 8: Aliens and Nationality
PART 274—SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF CONVEYANCES
§ 274.17 Restoration of proceeds or appraised value.
