8 C.F.R. § 274.19 Determinations on petitions; reconsideration.
Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality
(a) Upon consideration of a petition for relief from forfeiture and all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the seizure of a conveyance, the regional commissioner shall issue a written determination. In making that determination the regional commissioner shall presume that the evidence is sufficient to support forfeiture of the conveyance. No hearing shall be held on any petitions for relief from forfeiture under this part. (b) The regional commissioner may deny relief from forfeiture when there are unusual circumstances regarding a seizure which provide reasonable grounds for concluding that remission or mitigation of the forfeiture would be contrary to the interests of justice and would diminish the deterrent effect of section 274(b) of the Act, even if the petitioner has satisfactorily established compliance with the administrative conditions applicable to and eligibility for relief from forfeiture. (c) Relief from forfeiture shall not be granted to any petitioner who has a subordinate property interest to another petitioner until the petition of the petitioner with the superior property interest has been finally adjudicated nor until any claim or petition of the owner has been finally adjudicated. (d) The determination on a petition shall set forth either the conditions upon which relief has been granted and the procedures for obtaining possession of the forfeited conveyance or other relief granted; or the reasons for denial of relief from forfeiture and the procedures for requesting reconsideration. The determination on a petition shall be mailed to the petitioner or duly authorized counsel of the petitioner. (e) Any request for reconsideration of a denial of relief from forfeiture must be submitted to the regional commissioner within 10 days of receipt of the determination on the petition. Such request for reconsideration can only be based on evidence recently developed or not previously considered. (f) Only one request for reconsideration of a denial of relief from forfeiture shall be considered.
Title 8: Aliens and Nationality
PART 274—SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF CONVEYANCES
§ 274.19 Determinations on petitions; reconsideration.
