Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 2253: Criminal forfeiture

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes the procedure for criminal forfeiture of property related to certain federal offenses, including illegal child sexual abuse material and proceeds or instrumentalities used in those crimes.

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any visual depiction described in section 2251, 2251A, or 2252 2 2252A, 2252B, or 2260 of this chapter, or any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of this chapter; 2 So in original. Probably should be “2251A, 2252,”. any property, real or personal, constituting or traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offense; and any property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of such offense or any property traceable to such property. Section 413 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 853 ) with the exception of subsections (a) and (d), applies to the criminal forfeiture of property pursuant to subsection (a).

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