§304i. Disposition of property subject to pending court proceedings for forfeiture

In the event that proceedings are or have been commenced for the forfeiture of any property by court decree, the agency which seized such property shall forthwith notify the Administrator and may at the same time file with him a request for such property for its official use. The Administrator shall, before entry of a decree, apply to the court to order delivery of such property-

(a) to the agency filing such request; or

(b) if no such request has been filed, to any other agency which requests and in the judgment of the Administrator should be given such property; or

(c) if the agency which seized such property has not requested it, and no other agency has requested and in the judgment of the Administrator should be given such property, and if in the judgment of the Administrator the property may later become necessary to any agency for official use, to the seizing agency to be retained in its custody. Thereafter, the Administrator shall, within a reasonable time, order such agency to deliver the property to any other agency which requests and in his judgment should be given such property, or to dispose of it as otherwise provided by law,

and if forfeiture thereof is decreed, the court shall, in the event that the property is not ordered by competent authority to be returned to any claimant, order delivery accordingly. All the property for which no such application is made shall be disposed of by the court in accordance with law.

(Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, title III, §304, 49 Stat. 880 ; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, §102(a), 63 Stat. 380 .)

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Director of Bureau of Federal Supply transferred to Administrator of General Services and office of Director abolished by section 102(a) of act June 30, 1949, which is classified to section 752 of this title.

Effective Date of Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 304f, 304j, 304k, 304l, 304m of this title; title 18 section 3668.