15 CFR 904.508
§ 904.508 Voluntary forfeiture by abandonment.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 904.508, § 904.508 Voluntary forfeiture by abandonment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/62527
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(a) The owner of seized property may voluntarily forfeit all right, title, and interest in the property by abandoning it to NOAA. Voluntary forfeiture by abandonment under this section may be accomplished by various means, including, but not limited to: expressly waiving any claim to the property by voluntarily relinquishing any right, title, and interest by written agreement or otherwise; or refusing or otherwise avoiding delivery of returned property; or failing to respond within 90 days of service of any certified or registered notice regarding a return of seized property issued under § 904.510(b).
(b) Property will be declared finally forfeited by abandonment, without recourse, upon a finding of abandonment by NOAA.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.