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TITLE 9
CRIMINAL RESOURCE MANUAL

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  1. Pre-Seizure Planning
  2. Scope of Assets Covered by Pre-seizure Planning Guidelines
  3. Pre-seizure Planning Defined
  4. Planning Checklists
  5. Financial Analysis Worksheets
  6. Business Seizures
  7. Documentation
  8. Use of Seizure Warrants on Real Property
  9. Alternatives to Seizure
  10. Notification By Seizing Agency
  11. Pre-Seizure Judicial Review
  12. Forms of Process To Be Used
  13. Responsibility for Execution of Process
  14. Obtaining Criminal Forfeiture Seizure Warrants for Property Located Outside Districts
  15. Real Property Seizures
  16. Posting Real Property Without Taking Actual Custody and Control (Continued Occupancy)
  17. Notice and an Opportunity for a Pre-seizure Hearing
  18. Seizure Upon Exigent Circumstances Without Notice and an Opportunity for a Pre-Seizure Hearing (Possible Removal of Occupants).
  19. Retroactivity of Good
  20. Contaminated Real Property Policy Background
  21. Seizure of Postal Money Orders
  22. Seizure of Personal or Cashiers' Checks
  23. Seizure of Certificates of Deposit
  24. Seizure of Travelers' Checks
  25. Seizure of Stocks and Bonds
  26. Seizure of U.S. Savings Bonds
  27. Seizure of Airline Tickets
  28. Seized Cash
  29. International Seizures
  30. Policy on International Contacts
  31. Importance of Reciprocal Cooperation
  32. Administrative Forfeiture Policy
  33. Administrative Forfeiture of Bank Accounts
  34. Sixty-Day Notice Period in All Administrative Forfeiture Cases
  35. Costs Chargeable Against Cost Bond
  36. Cost Bond Disposition Generally and in U.S. Customs Service Cases
  37. Forfeiture by Settlement and Plea Bargaining in Civil and Criminal Actions
  38. Costs Chargeable Against Cost Bond
  39. Cost Bond Disposition Generally and in U.S. Customs Service Cases
  40. Forfeiture by Settlement and Plea Bargaining in Civil and Criminal Actions
  41. Consultation with the Seizing Agency for Forfeiture by Settlement and Plea Bargaining in Civil and Criminal Actions
  42. Consultation with the Seizing Agency Before Settlement or Plea Bargaining in Civil and Criminal Actions to Determine Pending Administrative Forfeitures
  43. Tax Obligations, Fines, Penalties, and Other Monetary Obligations in Forfeiture Settlements
  44. Civil Judicial Forfeiture Settlement Procedures
  45. Criminal Forfeiture Settlement Procedures
  46. State and Local Real Property Taxes in Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Cases
  47. Waiver of Costs to Owner Victims in Remission Cases
  48. Use of Seized Property Generally
  49. Use of Seized Real Property by Occupants
  50. Disposition of Forfeited Property Pursuant to 21 U.S.C § 881(e), 21 U.S.C. § 853(h), and 18 U.S.C. § 1963(f) and (g).
  51. Forfeiture Sale Defined
  52. Statutory Authority for Forfeiture Sale
  53. Legislative History Supporting Forfeiture Sale
  54. Caselaw Supporting Forfeiture Sale
  55. Judicial Sale Defined
  56. Distinction of Interlocutory Sales
  57. Attorney General's Authority to Warrant Title
  58. Circumstances for the Use of a Special Warranty Deed
  59. Suggested Language for Special Warranty Deed
  60. Suggested Language for General Warranty Deed
  61. Purchase or Personal Use of Forfeited Property by Department Employees
  62. General Adoption Policy and Procedure
  63. Federal Investigative Agency Review of Adoption Requests
  64. Minimum Monetary Thresholds for Adoption
  65. Forfeitures Generally Follow The Prosecution
  66. Equitable Sharing Protocol
  67. Equitable Sharing Ceremonies
  68. International Sharing of Forfeited Assets
  69. Weed and Seed Initiative; Transfers of Real Property
  70. Authority for Weed and Seed Initiative
  71. Transfer of Property Forfeited under the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act from the Department of Justice to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  72. Transfer Request Procedures for Property Forfeited under the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act
  73. Payment of Costs and Attorneys' Fees From the Assets Forfeiture Fund -- Limited Authority
  74. Payment of Costs and Attorneys' Fees From the Assets Forfeiture Fund -- Procedure
  75. Payment of Costs and Attorneys' Fees From the Assets Forfeiture Fund -- Allocation of Responsibility
  76. Payment of Costs and Attorneys' Fees From the Assets Forfeiture Fund -- Execution of Payment
  77. Personal Property Pre-Seizure Checklist
  78. Real Property/Business Pre-Seizure Checklist
  79. Business/Net Equity Worksheet
  80. Warrant of Arrest In Rem
  81. Sample Memoranda re Contaminated Property
  82. Attachments for Sample Memoranda re Contaminated Property
  83. Office of Legal Counsel Opinion re 92 Buena Vista Ave.
  84. Occupancy Agreement Form
  85. Deputy Attorney General's Memorandum re Delegation of Authority
  86. Delegation of Authority to Restore Forfeited Property or Take Other Action to Protect the Rights of Innocent Persons in Criminal Forfeitures
  87. AG Order No. 1598-92 -- Delegation of Settlement Authority
  88. Request for Adoption of State or Local Seizure Form
  89. Equitable Sharing Check Cover Letter
  90. Forfeiture Policy Directive 02-1 -- Guidelines and Procedures for Restoration of Forfeited Property to Crime Victims via Restitution in lieu of Remission
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April 1999 Criminal Resource Manual