U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section Selected Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes Including Statutes Amended by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, and the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act May 2006 Table of Contents Table of Contents • 16 U.S.C. § 1376. Seizure and Forfeiture of Cargo Title 7 (Marine Mammal Protection Act) ..........................10 • 7 U.S.C. §§ 2024(g) and (h). Forfeiture of Property • 16 U.S.C. § 1377. Enforcement (Marine Mammal Involved in Illegal Food Stamp Transactions; Protection Act) ........................................................11 Criminal Forfeiture ...................................................1 • 16 U.S.C. § 1540. Penalties and Enforcement Title 8 (Endangered Species) .............................................12 • 8 U.S.C. § 1324(b). Seizure and Forfeiture of • 16 U.S.C. § 1860. Civil Forfeitures (National Fishery Conveyances, Gross Proceeds, and Property Management Program) ...........................................17 Traceable to Such Conveyances or Proceeds ...........3 • 16 U.S.C. § 3374. Forfeiture (Lacey Act) ..............18 Title 15 • 16 U.S.C. § 3606. Violations and Penalties (North • 15 U.S.C. § 715f. Forfeiture of Contraband Oil Atlantic Salmon Fishing) .......................................18 Shipped in Violation of Law; Procedure ..................5 • 16 U.S.C. § 3637. Prohibited Acts and Penalties (Pacific • 15 U.S.C. § 1177. Civil Forfeiture of Coins and Salmon Fishing) .....................................................19 Currency in Confiscated Gambling Devices ............5 • 16 U.S.C. § 5010. Penalties (North Pacific Title 16 Anadromous Stocks Convention) ...........................20 • 16 U.S.C. §§ 470gg(b) and (c). Forfeitures; • 16 U.S.C. § 5106. Secretarial Action (Atlantic Disposition of Penalties Collected and Items Coastal Fisheries) ...................................................22 Forfeited in Cases Involving Archaeological Resources Excavated or Removed From Indian Lands (Archaeological Resources Protection Act) ...7 • 16 U.S.C. § 5154. Moratorium (Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation) .........................................................24 • 16 U.S.C. § 916f. Violations; Fines and Penalties (Whaling Convention Act) .......................................7 • 16 U.S.C. § 5509. Forfeitures (High Seas Fishing) .25 • 16 U.S.C. § 957. Violations; Fines and Forfeitures; • 16 U.S.C. § 5606. Prohibited Acts and Penalties Application of Related Laws (Tuna Conventions) ...7 (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention) ............26 • 16 U.S.C. § 971e. Violations (Atlantic Tunas Title 17 Convention) ..............................................................8 • 17 U.S.C. § 506(b). Criminal Offenses (Copyright • 16 U.S.C. § 972f. Prohibited Acts (Eastern Pacific Infringements) ........................................................27 Tuna Fishing) ...........................................................9 • 17 U.S.C. § 509. Seizure and Forfeiture • 16 U.S.C. § 1171. Seizure and Forfeiture of Vessels (Phonorecords) .......................................................27 (North Pacific Fur Seals) ........................................10 Selected Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes • i Table of Contents § 982(a)(3) and (4). FIRREA ...........................................44 Title 18 § 982(a)(5). Motor Vehicle Crimes ..................................44 § 982(a)(6). Immigration, Visa, and Passport Violations ..44 § 982(a)(7). Health Care Offenses ...................................45 • 18 U.S.C. § 38. Fraud Involving Aircraft or Space § 982(a)(8). Telemarketing Fraud ....................................45 Vehicle Parts in Interstate or Foreign Commerce ...29 • 18 U.S.C. § 983. General Rules for Civil Forfeiture Proceedings (CAFRA) ..........................45 • 18 U.S.C. § 492. Forfeiture of Counterfeit Paraphernalia ..........................................................30 § 983(a). Notice; Claim; Complaint ...............................45 § 983(b). Representation .................................................47 § 983(c). Burden of Proof ...............................................48 • 18 U.S.C. § 512. Forfeiture of Certain Motor § 983(d). Innocent Owner Defense .................................48 Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts ...........................31 § 983(e). Motion To Set Aside Forfeiture ........................49 § 983(f). Release of Seized Property .............................50 § 983(g). Proportionality ................................................51 • 18 U.S.C. § 545. Smuggling Goods Into the § 983(h). Civil Fine ........................................................51 United States ..........................................................31 § 983(i). Civil Forfeiture Statute Defined (for Purposes of Section 983) ................................................51 § 983(j). Restraining Orders; Protective Orders ............51 • 18 U.S.C. § 550. False Claim for Refund of Duties ..32 • 18 U.S.C. § 984. Civil Forfeiture of Fungible Property ..................................................................52 • 18 U.S.C. § 793. Gathering, Transmitting, or Losing Defense Information ...................................32 • 18 U.S.C. § 985. Civil Forfeiture of Real Property ...53 • 18 U.S.C. § 794. Gathering or Delivering Defense Information To Aid Foreign Government ..............34 • 18 U.S.C. § 986. Subpoenas for Bank Records ......54 • 18 U.S.C. § 844(c). Penalties (Explosive • 18 U.S.C. § 987. Anti-Terrorist Forfeiture Materials) ...............................................................35 Protection ...............................................................55 • 18 U.S.C. § 924(d). Penalties (Firearms/ • 18 U.S.C. § 1028. Fraud and Related Activity Ammunition) ..........................................................35 in Connection With Identification Documents, Authentication Features, and Information ..............55 • 18 U.S.C. § 981. Civil Forfeiture ...........................37 • 18 U.S.C. § 1029. Fraud and Related Activity in § 981(a)(1)(A). Money Laundering .................................37 § 981(a)(1)(B). Foreign Crimes .......................................37 Connection With Access Devices ...........................58 § 981(a)(1)(C). Proceeds of All Specified Unlawful Activity ...................................................37 • 18 U.S.C. § 1037. Fraud and Related Activity in Connection With Electronic Mail ...........................61 [See specified unlawful activity table at page 201] § 981(a)(1)(D) and (E). FIRREA .....................................37 • 18 U.S.C. § 1467. Criminal Forfeiture (Obscenity) ..62 § 981(a)(1)(F). Motor Vehicle Crimes .............................37 § 981(a)(1)(G). Terrorism ................................................38 § 1467(a). Property Subject to Criminal Forfeiture .........62 § 981(a)(1)(H). Terrorist Financing .................................38 § 1467(b). Third Party Transfers ......................................62 § 1467(c). Protective Orders ............................................63 • 18 U.S.C. § 982. Criminal Forfeiture .....................43 § 1467(d). Warrant of Seizure ..........................................63 § 1467(e). Order of Forfeiture .........................................63 § 982(a)(1). Money Laundering .......................................43 § 1467(f). Execution ........................................................63 § 982(a)(2)(A). Banking Offenses ...................................43 § 1467(g). Disposition of Property ..................................64 § 982(a)(2)(B). Counterfeiting and Forgery; Smuggling; § 1467(h). Authority of Attorney General ........................64 Explosives; Identification, Access § 1467(i). Bar on Intervention ........................................64 Device, and Computer Fraud .................43 § 1467(j). Jurisdiction To Enter Orders ..........................64 ii • Selected Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes Table of Contents § 1467(k). Depositions .....................................................64 • 18 U.S.C. § 2254. Civil Forfeiture for Child § 1467(l). Third Party Interests .......................................64 Pornography ...........................................................79 § 1467(m). Construction ..................................................65 § 1467(n). Substitute Assets .............................................65 § 2254(a). Property Subject to Civil Forfeiture ...............79 § 2254(b). Seizure Pursuant to Supplemental Rules for • 18 U.S.C. § 1594. General Provisions (Trafficking Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims ........80 in Persons) ..............................................................66 § 2254(c). Custody of Federal Official ............................80 § 2254(d). Other Laws and Proceedings Applicable .......80 § 2254(e). Inapplicability of Certain Sections .................80 • 18 U.S.C. § 1762. Marking Packages ....................66 § 2254(f). Disposition of Forfeited Property ...................80 § 2254(g). Title to Property ..............................................81 § 2254(h). Stay of Proceedings ........................................81 • 18 U.S.C. § 1834. Criminal Forfeiture (Protection § 2254(i). Venue ...............................................................81 of Trade Secrets) .....................................................66 • 18 U.S.C. § 2318(d). Trafficking in