Petition For Remission Or Mitigation Of A Criminal Or Civil Forfeiture Action By The United States Department Of Justice printable pdf download

Petition For Remission Or Mitigation Of A Criminal Or Civil Forfeiture Action By The United States Department Of Justice

PETITION FOR REMISSION OR MITIGATION OF A CRIMINAL OR CIVIL

FORFEITURE ACTION BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Note: This is a sample to assist potential petitioners. There is no legal form or format required for filing a petition. For more

specific guidance on filing your petition, please consult Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Section 9.4, which can be

found at

To: The Attorney General of the United States

From:

(Name and address of petitioner or petitioner's attorney or representative)

(Social Security Number / Taxpayer Identification Number of Petitioner)

I am petitioning for the remission of the property described below because I am (check all that

Phone Number

Email Address

apply):

a victim of the crime underlying the forfeiture of the forfeited property, or related offense

(complete Sections I, III, and V);

an owner of the forfeited property (complete Sections I, II and V); and/or

a lienholder of the forfeited property (complete Sections I, II, and V).

If you would like to petition for the mitigation of the property (return of part of your interest in the

property or return upon the imposition of certain conditions) because of extreme hardship, you must

also complete Section IV.

SECTION I

Description of Property (include specific information such as make, model, or serial numbers if

applicable):

Seizing Agency:

Seizure Number/Asset ID Number:

Date and Place of Seizure:

Court Case Information

Case Name:

Case Number:

Judicial District:

Petition For Remission Or Mitigation Of A Criminal Or Civil Forfeiture Action By The United States Department Of Justice