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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 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.
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