Attorney General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property

Table of Contents

1. Statement of Goals and Purposes
2. Definitions
3. General Provisions
4. Federal Retention and Use of Forfeited Property
5. Equitable Transfer of Forfeited Property to Participating State and Local Agencies
6. Sale of Seized and Forfeited Property
7. The Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund
8. Transfer of Forfeited Property to Foreign Countries
9. Discontinuance of Federal Forfeiture Proceedings
10. U.S. Customs Service Forfeitures

The following is a reprint of Directive No. 90-5, "The Attorney General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property," issued by the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, in July 1990.