18 U.S.C. § 2254
Civil forfeiture
Any property subject to forfeiture pursuant to section 2253 may be forfeited to the United States in a civil case in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 46.
(Added Pub. L. 98–292, § 6 , May 21, 1984 , 98 Stat. 205 ; amended Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(m) [title II, § 201(a), (c)] , Oct. 18, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1783–308 , 1783–314, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(m) [title II, § 201(a), (c)] , Oct. 30, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3341–308 , 3341–314; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7522(c) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4498 ; Pub. L. 101–647, title XX, § 2003 , title XXXV, § 3565, Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4855 , 4928; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330011(m)(2) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2145 ; Pub. L. 105–314, title VI, § 603 , Oct. 30, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2982 ; Pub. L. 106–185, § 2(c)(4) , Apr. 25, 2000 , 114 Stat. 211 ; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4003(a)(6) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1811 ; Pub. L. 109–248, title V, § 505(d) , July 27, 2006 , 120 Stat. 630 .)