Asset Forfeiture

Question 1

Supervisor approval should/shall be obtained prior to seizure for asset forfeiture.

Answer 1

Shall

Question 2

Asset forfeiture coordinators shall be what rank.

Answer 2

Sergeant

Question 3

In equitable share dispute, who has decision authority (state asset forfeiture/Federal)?

Answer 3

DA
Lead federal agency

Question 4

Equitable share percentage when CHP is only agency involved.

Answer 4

65% state
80% federal

Question 5

You can hold items pending asset forfeiture from DA for __ days. After must be returned or booked as evidence. Currency cannot be held past __ days and must be deposited into interest bearing account.

Answer 5

15 days

Question 6

Franchise Tax Board shall be notified for seizures with a value greater than $__.

Answer 6

$5,000

Question 7

Does California allow federal adoption cases for asset forfeiture?

Answer 7

No. Must be joint investigation prior to seizure.

Question 8

Area AFC shall contact division AFC no later than __ __ days and obtain a case number.

Answer 8

7 working days

Question 9

Area AFC shall notify division AFC within __ hours when vehicles are seized.

Answer 9

48 hours

Question 10

How many days to file interest in federal asset forfeiture?

Answer 10

60 days

Question 11

Shall notify division AFC within __ hours of vehicle seized. Minimum car value?

Answer 11

48 hours
$10,000

Question 12

Department does not seize the following items (NTF can):

Answer 12

Cell phones
Jewelry
Digital scales
Weapons

Question 13

Who shall sign the 36 when turning money over to NTF?

Answer 13

NTF supervisor

Question 14

Seized money shall be deposited by __ into interest bearing account maintained by __ (if no NTF or they ask us to hold).

Answer 14

Cashier’s check
FMS

Question 15

Asset forfeiture file shall forward two copies to division within __ working days of seizure.

Answer 15

30 working days

Question 16

202/216 shall be completed within __ hours of seizure.

Answer 16

72 hours

Question 17

Required forms for asset forfeiture case file (two copies for division and original for area)

Answer 17

300D
202/216
DAS
300B

Question 18

300A, Area Asset Forfeiture Summary Report, are to be forwarded to division AFC __. No later than the 10th.

Answer 18

Monthly

Question 19

Shall send open asset forfeiture case update to division __. No later than the 30th. Federal is handled by FSS.

Answer 19

Quarterly

Question 20

Shall prepare a __ when closing an asset forfeiture case addressed to division.

Answer 20

Memo