28 USC § 2466 - Fugitive disentitlement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s2466"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "28 USC § 2466 - Fugitive disentitlement"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2466"
section_name: "Fugitive disentitlement"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(a), Apr. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 219; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 322, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 315; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1171(c), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3123; Pub. L. 109–177, title IV, § 406(a)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 244.)"
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# § 2466. Fugitive disentitlement

**(a)** A judicial officer may disallow a person from using the resources of the courts of the United States in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in third party proceedings in any related criminal forfeiture action upon a finding that such person—

**(1)** after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for his apprehension, in order to avoid criminal prosecution—

**(A)** purposely leaves the jurisdiction of the United States;

**(B)** declines to enter or reenter the United States to submit to its jurisdiction; or

**(C)** otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person; and

**(2)** is not confined or held in custody in any other jurisdiction for commission of criminal conduct in that jurisdiction.

**(b)** Subsection (a) may be applied to a claim filed by a corporation if any majority shareholder, or individual filing the claim on behalf of the corporation is a person to whom subsection (a) applies.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(a), Apr. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 219; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 322, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 315; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1171(c), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3123; Pub. L. 109–177, title IV, § 406(a)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 244.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006— directed amendment of directory language of , identical to amendment by . See below.

amended directory language of . See 2001 Amendment note below.

2001—, as amended by , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

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### Effective Date

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