The government seized property. A clock started.
You have a narrow window to fight a federal seizure. Miss it and the property is gone.
Federal civil forfeiture runs on deadlines, not paperwork. Filing a claim is what forces the government to prove its case to a judge. We track the public seizure notices and show you the estimated deadline on each one, so the window does not close in silence.
Or call the forfeiture line: [firm phone]
Recent federal seizure notices
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Two clocks, not one
CLOCK 1
The publication window
The notice is posted publicly for 30 days. That posting is the government's formal notice to the world that it intends to keep the property.
CLOCK 2
The claim window
After that posting ends, a further statutory window runs to file a claim. Our estimate adds both together as a conservative floor. If you got a mailed letter, your real deadline is on that letter.