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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title LX - Correction and Punishment » Title 617 - Forfeitures of Personal Property

Section 617:1 – Seizure.

    617:1 Seizure. – Whenever personal property is forfeited for violation of law, any officer or person by law authorized to seize the same may take and retain it until he shall deliver it to a proper officer having a warrant to detain it. Source. RS 212:1. CS 225:1. GS 249:1. GL 267:1. PS 258:1. […]

Section 617:1-a – Criminal Forfeiture; Property Subject to Forfeiture.

    617:1-a Criminal Forfeiture; Property Subject to Forfeiture. – I. Subsequent to a criminal conviction pursuant to a statute that authorizes forfeiture, including but not limited to RSA 318-B:17-b, the court may order the person convicted to forfeit: (a) Property the person derived from the commission of the crime; (b) Property directly traceable to property […]

Section 617:12 – Report.

    617:12 Report. – I. The attorney general, no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, shall post a report on the department of justice website detailing state forfeiture activity, for the preceding fiscal year, including the type, approximate value, and disposition of each property seized, and the amount of any […]

Section 617:2 – Libel.

    617:2 Libel. – The person making or directing a seizure pursuant to RSA 617:1 shall, without unnecessary delay, file a libel before a district court or a municipal court in towns and cities in which there is such court if the property does not exceed in value $500, and in other cases in the […]