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28 CFR § 8.16 - Attorney fees and costs.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s8.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 8.16 - Attorney fees and costs."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "8.16"
section_name: "Attorney fees and costs."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "8"
part_name: "FORFEITURE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN STATUTES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1324(b); 18 U.S.C. 981, 983, 3051; 19 U.S.C. 1606, 1607, 1608, 1610, 1612(b), 1613, 1618; 21 U.S.C. 822, 871, 872, 880, 881, 883, 958, 965; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; Pub. L. 100-690, sec. 6079, 102 Stat. 4181."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 56101, Sept. 12, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
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# 8.16 Attorney fees and costs.

The United States is not liable for attorney fees or costs in any administrative forfeiture proceeding, including such proceedings in which a claim is filed, even if the matter is referred to the U.S. Attorney, and the U.S. Attorney declines to commence judicial forfeiture proceedings.