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18 U.S.C. § 2328

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Mandatory forfeiture
About This Law
/us/usc/t18/s2328
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH113A
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) In General.—The court, in imposing sentence on a person who is convicted of any offense for which an enhanced penalty is provided under section 2326, shall order that the defendant forfeit to the United States—(1) any property, real or personal, constituting or traceable to gross proceeds obtained from such offense; and (2) any equipment, software, or other technology used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such offense. (b) Procedures.—The procedures set forth in section 413 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853), other than subsection (d) of that section, and in Rule 32.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall apply to all stages of a criminal forfeiture proceeding under this section. (Added Pub. L. 115–70, title IV, § 402(a)(4), Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1214.) Editorial Notes References in TextThe Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in subsec. (b), are set out in the Appendix to this title.

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