attorney at law
State Asset Forfeiture Q&A:
What Happens After a State Seizure?
When your money is seized you receive a "Field Receipt" stating what what seized (it may says U.S. Currency subject to count). If it was seized from the mail, tracking will say "POLICESEIZED". What happens next depends on how much money was seized. If less than $25,000.00 was seized you will get a Notice of Administrative Proceedings in the mail within 1 year. If more than $25,000.00 was seized the DA will file a Petition for Forfeiture and serve it on you via mail within one year. Once we received service we then have 30 days to properly file a MC-200 Claim form, and then an Answer. The case then proceeds as a superior court civil case with discovery, depositions, and ultimately the right to a jury trial.
State Notice of Forfeiture Example:
Chart of State Case Process (Click to Expand):
