Stay of civil forfeiture proceedings during pendency of criminal proceedings; effect of criminal conviction

Recovery by an injured person. Burden of proof and presumptions. Forfeited property vests in state at time conduct giving rise to forfeiture committed; release of property upon entry of judgment in favor of owner. Disposition of forfeited property; order of distribution; annual report. Court may order forfeiture of other property under certain circumstances; civil action; enforcement of judgments; persons having interest in property barred from collaterally attacking forfeiture proceedings; limitations. Effect of federal law forfeitures; annual report. Construction. In light of the enactment of this Chapter, effective July 1, 2015, the reader is advised to consult the annotations following Code Sections 16-6-13.3, 16-12-30, 16-12-32, 16-13-32, 16-13-49, 16-14-7, 16-14-14, 16-16-2, 17-5-51, 17-5-54, and 40-6-391.2, as they existed on June 30, 2015, which may also be applicable to this Code section.