28 CFR 8.21 – Posting of substitute monetary amount in an administrative forfeiture proceeding
(a) Where property is seized for administrative forfeiture involving controlled substances in personal use quantities, the owner may obtain release of the property by posting a substitute monetary amount with the seizing agency to be held subject to forfeiture proceedings in place of the seized property to be released. The property will be released to the owner upon the payment of an amount equal to the government appraised value of the property if the property is not evidence of a violation of law and has no design or other characteristics that particularly suit it for use in illegal activities. This payment must be in the form of a traveler’s check, a money order, a cashier’s check, or an irrevocable letter of credit made payable to the seizing agency. A bond in the form of a cashier’s check will be considered as paid once the check has been accepted for payment by the financial institution which issued the check.
Terms Used In 28 CFR 8.21
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(b) If a substitute amount is posted and the property is administratively forfeited, the seizing agency will forfeit the substitute amount in lieu of the property.