28 C.F.R. § 8.8 Advertisement and declaration of forfeiture.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
(a) The notice required by customs laws, section 607, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1607), of seizure and intention to forfeit and sell or otherwise dispose of property seized pursuant to the statutes identified in §8.1, shall describe the property seized, state the date seized, cause, and place of seizure; and state that any person desiring to claim the property must file with the Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) within 20 days from the date of the first publication of the notice a claim to such property and a bond. (b) The bond amount shall be $5,000 or ten percent of the value of the claimed property whichever is lower, but not less than $250. The bond posted to cover costs may be in cash, certified check, or satisfactory sureties. When the claim and bond are received by the Special Agent in Charge, he shall, after finding the documents in proper form and the sureties satisfactory, transmit the documents, together with a description of the property and a complete statement of the facts and circumstances surrounding the seizure, to the U.S. Attorney for the judicial district in which the seizure was made for purpose of proceeding to forfeiture of the property in a manner prescribed by law. If the documents are not in satisfactory condition when first received, a reasonable time for correction may be allowed. If correction is not made within a reasonable time, the documents may be treated as nugatory, and the administrative forfeiture shall proceed as though they had not been tendered. The filing of the claim and the posting of the bond does not entitle the claimant to possession of the property, however, it does stop the administrative forfeiture proceeding. (c) The notice for administrative forfeiture proceedings shall be published once each week for at least three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district in which the property was seized. If a claim is not made within the time period, the FBI Property Management Officer shall declare the property forfeited. [Order No. 1128–86, 51 FR 8818, Mar. 14, 1986, as amended by Order No. 1197–87, 52 FR 24448, July 1, 1987; Order No. 1476–91, 56 FR 8687, Mar. 1, 1991]
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 8—FBI FORFEITURE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN STATUTES
§ 8.8 Advertisement and declaration of forfeiture.
