How to File a Claim and Answer in a Federal Civil Forfeiture Case
Video excerpt from Forfeiture 101 DVD
(c) 2014, Brenda Grantland, Esq., updated 7/25/2014
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Asset Forfeiture: How to File A Claim
The following video is an excerpt from FEAR's 2-hour continuing legal education video,
Forfeiture 101, a two-hour
crash course in federal forfeiture law and procedure. This web video excerpt contains only the basic
first steps of filing a claim. Forfeiture procedures are very complex, and the steps described in this
web video are only the first steps. If you are defending a forfeiture case for the first time, this
video is a start, but you also need to do some research to educate yourself about the forfeiture laws and
procedures applicable to your case. The FEAR Law
Library, on the website of Forfeiture Endangers American
Rights Foundation (www.fear.org), provides free links to the federal and state forfeiture statutes.
This page on the FEAR website has links where
you can purchase the Forfeiture 101
DVD and FEAR's Asset Forfeiture
Defense Manual, as well as a subscription to the
FEAR Brief Bank. These low cost materials will save you many hours of research, and prevent the costly
mistakes frequently made by lawyers who try to wing it through forfeiture's treacherous maze of procedures for
the first time.
This video describes the claims procedure under federal law. If your case is a state case, the procedures
will vary.
Consult the FEAR law library for the statutes for your state.
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