{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-8.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 8.16","heading":"Attorney fees and costs.","body":"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.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 8—FORFEITURE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN STATUTES","Subpart A—Seizure and Forfeiture of Property"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"ffb80fb683719e3edb30c36397adf287192e755e843b928c5e8981dc4b466efe","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-8.15","next":"us/28-cfr-8.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}