19.2-386.4 - Records and handling of seized property. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-386.4. Records and handling of seized property.

Any agency seizing property under §§ 19.2-386.2, 19.2-386.15 or §19.2-386.22, pending forfeiture and final disposition, may do any of thefollowing:

1. Place the property under constructive seizure by posting notice of seizurefor forfeiture on the property or by filing notice of seizure for forfeiturein any appropriate public record relating to property;

2. Remove the property to a storage area for safekeeping or, if the propertyis a negotiable instrument or money, deposit it in an interest-bearingaccount;

3. Remove the property to a place designated by the circuit court in thecounty or city wherein the property was seized; or

4. Provide for another custodian or agency to take custody of the propertyand remove it to an appropriate location within or without the jurisdictionof the circuit court in the county or city wherein the property was seized orin which the complaint was filed.

A report regarding the type of property subject to forfeiture and itshandling pursuant to this section and § 19.2-386.5, and the final dispositionof the property shall be filed by the seizing agency with the Department ofCriminal Justice Services in accordance with regulations promulgated by theBoard.

(1989, c. 690; 1991, c. 560; 2002, cc. 588, 623; 2004, c. 995.)