Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§3554 Order of criminal forfeiture
Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 227— - SENTENCES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER A— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3554
Summary
When someone is convicted of RICO crimes or certain federal drug offenses, the court must also order the person to give up property to the United States under federal forfeiture rules, in addition to the sentence.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §3554
Crimes and Criminal Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The court, in imposing a sentence on a defendant who has been found guilty of an offense described in section 1962 of this title or in title II or III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 shall order, in addition to the sentence that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of section 3551, that the defendant forfeit property to the United States in accordance with the provisions of section 1963 of this title or section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1236. Title II of this Act, known as the Controlled Substances Act, is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. Title III of this Act, known as the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, is classified principally to subchapter II (§ 951 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21. section 413 of this Act is classified to section 853 of Title 21. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 801 and 951 of Title 21 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 3554
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73