{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-1838","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-1838","heading":"Forfeiture.","body":"(a)\nIn imposing sentence on any individual or business convicted of a violation of this chapter, the court shall order, in addition to any sentence imposed, that the individual or business shall forfeit to the District of Columbia:\n(1)\nAny interest in any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of the violation; and\n(2)\nAny property, real or personal, constituting or derived from any proceeds that the individual or business obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of the violation.\n\n(b)\nThe following shall be subject to forfeiture to the District of Columbia and no property right shall exist in them:\n(1)\nAny property, real or personal, used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of any violation of this chapter.\n(2)\nAny property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to any violation of this chapter.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 18A. Human Trafficking."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-1838","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3cd96c19f5bc92014c5fa11a2f8724c7ec0397f0c21134b61778ac99f9e711c6","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-1837","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-1839"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}