A federal seizure notice arrived. Here is what actually matters.
A notice under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act means the government has taken property and started the clock to keep it. The good news: you have a right to force the fight into court. The catch: you have to claim it in time.
The date to act is the one thing you cannot let slip. Everything else can be sorted out after.
Asking the seizing agency to give the property back, on its own, usually does not preserve your right to a judge. A claim does.
If there is a parallel criminal case, the timing and strategy shift. Flag it early.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice public forfeiture notices (forfeiture.gov). This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Department of Justice.