PUBLIC LAW 106–185—APR. 25, 2000
CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM
ACT OF 2000
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PUBLIC LAW 106–185—APR. 25, 2000
Public Law 106–185
106th Congress
An Act
To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil Asset
Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec.
1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec.
2. Creation of general rules relating to civil forfeiture proceedings.
Sec.
3. Compensation for damage to seized property.
Sec.
4. Attorney fees, costs, and interest.
Sec.
5. Seizure warrant requirement.
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6. Use of forfeited funds to pay restitution to crime victims.
Sec.
7. Civil forfeiture of real property.
Sec.
8. Stay of civil forfeiture case.
Sec.
9. Civil restraining orders.
Sec. 10. Cooperation among Federal prosecutors.
Sec. 11. Statute of limitations for civil forfeiture actions.
Sec. 12. Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure.
Sec. 13. Fungible property in bank accounts.
Sec. 14. Fugitive disentitlement.
Sec. 15. Enforcement of foreign forfeiture judgment.
Sec. 16. Encouraging use of criminal forfeiture as an alternative to civil forfeiture.
Sec. 17. Access to records in bank secrecy jurisdictions.
Sec. 18. Application to alien smuggling offenses.
Sec. 19. Enhanced visibility of the asset forfeiture program.
Sec. 20. Proceeds.
Sec. 21. Effective date.
SEC. 2. CREATION OF GENERAL RULES RELATING TO CIVIL FOR-
FEITURE PROCEEDINGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 982 the following:
‘‘§ 983. General rules for civil forfeiture proceedings
‘‘(a) NOTICE; CLAIM; COMPLAINT.—
‘‘(1)(A)(i