State Forfeiture Statutes
Updated 03/08/2004 by Brenda Grantland

Most state forfeiture statutes are now available online, on websites where they are perpetually updated.  We're in the process of updating our state statute collection below by linking to these outside websites.  Because we cannot link directly to individual forfeiture statutes on these sites, we list the various forfeiture statutes and their citations beneath the name of the state.  Write down the citations before clicking on the link. Most of these websites have their own search engines, in case we didn't list what you're looking for.

This web page is under construction. 


Alabama - posted in 1993, but appears to be up to date according to the statutes available on FindLaw

Alaska - posted in 1996, but appears to be up to date according to the statutes available on FindLaw

Arizona - statutes perpetually maintained at FindLaw
definitions -13-105
organized crime - 13-3102, 3105, 3111
gambling - 13-3310
drug offenses - 13-3401, 3407-3408, 3413, 3415, 3460
unlawful copying or sale of tape recordings - 13-3705
forfeiture procedures - 13-4301 - 4316
motor vehicle - 13-4701 - 4703
fraudulent transfers - 44-1001 - 1010

Arkansas - statutes perpetually maintained at FindLaw
burglary, robbery, theft, arson - 5-5-201 - 204
theft of livestock - 5-5-302 - 306
weapons - 5-5-401 - 405
copying & sale of audio recordings - 5-37-510
criminal removal of fixtures from forfeited property - 5-40-103
money laundering - 5-42-204
dog fighting - 5-62-120
bear exploitation - 5-62-124
drug laws - 5-64-414, 505, 806
motor vehicles - 5-65-117, 5-73-107, 130
criminal organizations & gangs - 5-74-109

California - statutes perpetually maintained by the state
drug law forfeiture - Health & Safety Code § 11469-11495
fraud/embezzlement relating to operation of banks - Financial Code § 5320-5325
organized crime - Penal Code § 186-186.8

Colorado - statutes perpetually maintained at FindLaw (click the link for Colorado Revised Statutes)
nuisance - 16-13-310 - 316
drug laws - 16-13-501 - 506, 701
animals - 18-9-208
firearms - 18-12-110

Connecticut - updated 2001

Delaware - statutes perpetually maintained at FindLaw (click the link for State Code)
forfeiture statutes - Title 11, Part II, Chapter 41, 4101-4122

District of Columbia - statutes perpetually maintained by WestLaw (click the link for Division IV)
communications intercepting devices - 23-544
illegal dumping - 9-902 - 905
drug laws - 4-904.01 - 905.03
prostitution - 22-2701 - 2723
cigarettes - 47-2409
firearms laws - 7-2507.06a
seized currency - 23-531
alcoholic beverages - 25-911

Florida - updated 1996

Georgia - updated 1993

Hawaii - statutes perpetually maintained by the state (scroll down to the box labeled "2003 Hawaii Revised Statutes")
forfeiture procedure vol. 14 - Chapter 712A - §712A-1 - 712A-20
drug laws - vol. 14 - Chapter 329 - §329-1 - 329-70
unlicensed construction contractor - vol. 14 - Chapter 444 -§444-23.5

Idaho - statutes perpetually maintained by the state (click the link for "State Codes")
drug laws - Title 37 Chapter 7
forfeiture procedure - Title 19 Chapter 47
criminal forfeiture (food, drugs & oil) - Title  37 Chapter 28
water rights - Title  42 Chapter 2
fish & game - Title 36 Chapter 4
nuisance - Title 52 Chapter 4
motor vehicles - Title 49 Chapter 2
racketeering - Title 18 Chapter 78

Illinois - statutes perpetually maintained by the state (click the link for "Compiled Statutes")
drug law forfeitures - Chapter 725 Parts 150, 175; Chapter 720 Parts 150, 550, 600
firearms - Chapter 725 Part 165
criminal victims asset recovery - Chapter 725 Part 145
computer fraud - Chapter 720 Part 5/16D
obscenity - Chapter 720 § 5/11-20
gambling - Chapter 720 § 5/28-5
communications device on school property - Chapter 720 § 5/44-3
racketeering - Chapter 720 § 5/17B-25, Chapter 725 § 175/5
loan sharking - Chapter 720 Part 5/39

Indiana - updated August 2001

Iowa -  updated April 1998

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota - updated 1998

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington - perpetually updated by the State of Washington
RCW 3.62.020       Costs, fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties except city cases--Disposition
RCW 3.62.040       Costs, fines, forfeitures, and penalties from city
RCW 4.24.180       Disposition of fines, fees, penalties and forfeitures
RCW 7.68.320       Seizure & forfeiture procedure
RCW 7.68.340       Seizure and forfeiture--Remedies nondefeatable
RCW 9A.83.030    Seizure and forfeiture of proceeds and property
RCW 10.82.070     Disposition of monetary payments
RCW 19.25.050     Contraband recordings--Disposition, forfeiture, penalty
RCW 61.30.070     Notice of intent to forfeit

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming