28 U.S.C. § 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.

Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(a)Apr. 25, 2000114 Stat. 219 Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 322Oct. 26, 2001115 Stat. 315 Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1171(c)Jan. 5, 2006119 Stat. 3123 Pub. L. 109–177, title IV, § 406(a)(1)Mar. 9, 2006120 Stat. 244(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–177 Pub. L. 107–56, § 322 Pub. L. 109–1622006— directed amendment of directory language of , identical to amendment by . See below.

Pub. L. 109–162 Pub. L. 107–56, § 322 amended directory language of . See 2001 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 107–56, § 322 Pub. L. 109–1622001—, as amended by , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1171(c)Jan. 5, 2006119 Stat. 3123 section 1171(c) of Pub. L. 109–162Oct. 26, 2001, , , provided in part that the amendment made by is effective .

Effective Date

Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(c)Apr. 25, 2000114 Stat. 219

Apr. 25, 2000“The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to any case pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

, , , provided that: