NCJ Number
119259
Date Published
1988
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This section details the changes made to asset forfeiture provisions in the Criminal Forfeitures Act by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 and identifies a major new area of forfeiture under the Money Laundering Control Act.
Abstract
The 1986 statute amended the RICO and Controlled Substances Acts to authorize courts under certain conditions to order defendants to forfeit substitute assets up to the value of the property originally slated for forfeiture. Changes made by the 1986 statute to Controlled Substances Act civil forfeitures and the Assets Forfeiture Fund Act are detailed, and procedures for civil and criminal forfeitures under the Money Laundering Control Act are discussed. Procedures for the forfeiture of drug paraphernalia under the Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act are suggested and amendments to the Customs Act and the Transportation Safety Act relating to forfeitures are outlined. 93 footnotes.