Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3682: Notice to victims of order of special forfeiture

Civil

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This statute requires courts to notify crime victims that a defendant's forfeited proceeds may be used to satisfy a judgment the victim obtained against the defendant.

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the name of, and other identifying information about, the defendant; the offense for which the defendant was convicted; and that the court has ordered a special forfeiture of certain proceeds that may be used to satisfy a judgment obtained against the defendant by a victim of an offense for which the defendant has been convicted.

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