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18 U.S.C. § 982

Criminal forfeiture

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 982, Criminal forfeiture, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449059
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The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation of, or a conspiracy to violate— The court, in imposing a sentence on a person convicted of an offense under— The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation or conspiracy to violate— The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 274(a), 274A(a)(1), or 274A(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or section 555, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1544, or 1546 of this title, or a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 1028 of this title if committed in connection with passport or visa issuance or use, shall order that the person forfeit to the United States, regardless of any provision of State law— any property real or personal— The court, in sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense under section 1028, 1029, 1341, 1342, 1343, or 1344, or of a conspiracy to commit such an offense, if the offense involves telemarketing (as that term is defined in section 2325), shall order that the defendant forfeit to the United States any real or personal property—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-570(H.R. 5484)1986-10-27
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-690(H.R. 5210)1988-11-18
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-73(H.R. 1278)1989-08-09
    Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-647(S. 3266)1990-11-29
    Crime Control Act of 1990
    House: 313–1Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-393(H.R. 5488)1992-10-06
    Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1993
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-519(H.R. 4542)1992-10-25
    Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-550(H.R. 5334)1992-10-28
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
    House: 377–37Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-191(H.R. 3103)1996-08-21
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-208(H.R. 3610)1996-09-30
    Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-184(H.R. 1847)1998-06-23
    Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-318(H.R. 4151)1998-10-30
    Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-185(H.R. 1658)2000-04-25
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000
    House: 375–48Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-56(H.R. 3162)2001-10-26
    Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-273(H.R. 2215)2002-11-02
    21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
    House: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-295(H.R. 5441)2006-10-04
    Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-161(H.R. 2764)2007-12-26
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-203(H.R. 4173)2010-07-21
    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-127(H.R. 4119)2012-06-05
    Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
    House: 416–4Senate: no recorded tally