# § 2254. Civil forfeiture
Any property subject to forfeiture pursuant to section 2253 may be forfeited to the United States in a civil case in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 46.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–292, § 6, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 205; amended Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(m) [title II, § 201(a), (c)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–308, 1783–314, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(m) [title II, § 201(a), (c)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–308, 3341–314; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7522(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4498; Pub. L. 101–647, title XX, § 2003, title XXXV, § 3565, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4855, 4928; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330011(m)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2145; Pub. L. 105–314, title VI, § 603, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2982; Pub. L. 106–185, § 2(c)(4), Apr. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4003(a)(6), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811; Pub. L. 109–248, title V, § 505(d), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 630.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
is a corrected version of .
### Amendments
2006— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to civil forfeiture of certain types of property described in this chapter and laws applicable to civil forfeiture proceedings.
2002—Subsec. (a)(3). struck out comma before period at end.
2000—Subsec. (a)(2), (3). struck out before period at end “, except that no property shall be forfeited under this paragraph, to the extent of the interest of an owner, by reason of any act or omission established by that owner to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge or consent of that owner”.
1998—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “2252, 2252A, or 2260 of this chapter, or used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of an offense under section 2421, 2422, or 2423 of chapter 117,” for “or 2252 of this chapter”.
Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted “2252, 2252A, or 2260 of this chapter, or obtained from a violation of section 2421, 2422, or 2423 of chapter 117,” for “or 2252 of this chapter”.
1994—Subsec. (f). , amended directory language of . See 1990 Amendment note below.
1990—Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). , substituted “section 2251” for “sections 2251”.
Subsec. (e). , inserted heading.
Subsec. (f). , as amended by , substituted “section” for “subchapter” after “forfeited under this” in two places in concluding provisions.
Subsec. (f)(1). , substituted “under section 616 of the Tariff Act of 1930” for “pursuant to ”.
Subsec. (f)(2). , inserted “, by public sale or any other commercially feasible means,” after “sell”.
1988— amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (i) for former subsecs. (a) to (d).
1986— and amended section identically, inserting “, and any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, which was used or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to facilitate a violation of this chapter” in subsec. (a)(1), substituting “Attorney General or the Postal Service” for “Attorney General” in subsec. (b), and adding subsecs. (c) and (d).
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by applicable to any forfeiture proceeding commenced on or after the date that is 120 days after , see , set out as a note under , Aliens and Nationality.
### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of .