District Of Columbia § 41-310 - Disposal of forfeited property.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 41-310 — Disposal of forfeited property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-310. Disposal of forfeited property.
41-310When property is declared forfeited pursuant to or , the District shall:
Sell property that is not required by law to be destroyed and that is not harmful to the public or dispose of the property in a manner consistent with District law or, consistent with , return the property, or the sale proceeds, to the owner;
Deposit in the General Fund of the District of Columbia any currency and any proceeds from the sale of property pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
Beginning October 1, 2018, deposit in the General Fund of the District of Columbia the currency and sale proceeds received by a District agency from any state or federal agency pursuant to a multiple-jurisdiction or shared forfeiture program.
The law enforcement agency that seized property forfeited under this chapter may not retain the property for its own use or sell it directly or indirectly to an employee of the agency, to a relative of an employee, or to another law enforcement agency; provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit an employee of the law enforcement agency or relative of an employee of the law enforcement agency from purchasing property offered for sale at a public auction.
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What does D.C. Code § 41-310 cover?
Section 41-310 ("Disposal of forfeited property.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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