{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1410","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1410","heading":"Disposal of forfeited property","body":"A. Upon approval of the district court, the Attorney General or\n\ndistrict attorney shall dispose of all property ordered forfeited in\n\nany criminal proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma\n\nRacketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as soon as\n\nfeasible, making due provisions for the rights of innocent parties,\n\nby:\n\n1. Public sale;\n\n2. Transfer to a state, county or local governmental agency for\n\nofficial use;\n\n3. Sale or transfer to an innocent party; or\n\n4. Destruction, if the property is not needed for evidence in\n\nany pending criminal or civil proceeding.\n\nB. Any property right not exercisable by, or transferable for\n\nvalue to the state shall not revert to the defendant. No defendant\n\nor any person acting in concert with the defendant or on behalf of\n\nthe defendant shall be eligible to purchase forfeited property from\n\nthe state.\n\nC. With respect to property ordered forfeited in any criminal\n\nproceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Racketeer-\n\nInfluenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Attorney General,\n\ndistrict attorney or other prosecutorial officer designated by the\n\nAttorney General is authorized to:\n\n1. Compromise claims;\n\n2. Award compensation to persons providing information\n\nresulting in a forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma\n\nRacketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; and\n\n3. Petition the court to mitigate or remit a forfeiture or to\n\nrestore forfeited property to victims of a violation of Section\n\n1403 of the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations\n\nAct.\n\nD. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of forfeited\n\nproperty imposed pursuant to the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and\n\nCorrupt Organizations Act shall be applied as follows:\n\n1. To a bona fide innocent purchaser, conditional sales vendor,\n\nor mortgagee of the forfeited property up to the amount of the\n\ninterest held by the person in the forfeited property;\n\n2. To the fees and costs of the forfeiture and sale, including\n\nexpenses of seizure, maintenance, and custody of the property\n\npending its disposition, advertising, and the court costs;\n\n3. To all costs and expenses of investigation and prosecution,\n\nincluding costs of resources and personnel incurred in investigation\n\nand prosecution; and\n\n4. The balance to the credit of the Attorney General, district\n\nattorney, or law enforcement agencies in such proportions as are\n\nrepresented by the costs and expenses of investigation and\n\nprosecution as provided in the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and\n\nCorrupt Organizations Act.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"6a5800eb5bf23dc5d618a7a3733e5cd619ba4022074cacc3b6296121964a8456","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1409","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}