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28 CFR 8.16: Attorney fees and costs.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 28—Judicial Administration
- CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- PART 8—FORFEITURE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN STATUTES
- Subpart A—Seizure and Forfeiture of Property
The United States is not liable for attorney fees or costs in any administrative forfeiture proceeding, including such proceedings in which a claim is filed, even if the matter is referred to the U.S. Attorney, and the U.S. Attorney declines to commence judicial forfeiture proceedings.
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