Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3682 Notice to Victims of Order of Special Forfeiture
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 232A — SPECIAL FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL PROFITS OF CRIME › § 3682
Summary
The U.S. attorney must, within thirty days and if the Attorney General requires, publish a notice in a district newspaper. It must name the defendant, state the conviction, and say the court ordered seizure of money or assets to pay a victim’s judgment.
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Title 18, §3682
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The United States attorney shall, within thirty days after the imposition of an order under this chapter and at such other times as the Attorney General may require, publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the district in which the offense for which a defendant was convicted occurred, a notice that states—
(1)the name of, and other identifying information about, the defendant;
(2)the offense for which the defendant was convicted; and
(3)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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18 U.S.C. § 3682
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102