Expression, Warrant to Seize Property Subject to Forfeiture

• Court: United States Federal Court
• Legal Form Number: AO 109
• Section: United States Federal Court

AO 109 (Rev. 11/13) Warrant to Seize Property Subject to Forfeiture

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

for the

__________ District of __________

In the Matter of the Seizure of )

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(Briefly describe the property to be seized)

Case No.

WARRANT TO SEIZE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE

To: Any authorized law enforcement officer

An application by a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the government requests that certain property

located in the District of be seized as being

subject to forfeiture to the United States of America. The property is described as follows:

I find that the affidavit(s) and any recorded testimony establish probable cause to seize the property.

YOU ARE COMMANDED to execute this warrant and seize the property on or before (not to exceed 14 days)

’in the daytime 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ’at any time in the day or night because good cause has been established.

Unless delayed notice is authorized below, you must also give a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken to the

person from whom, or from whose premises, the property was taken, or leave the copy and receipt at the place where the

property was taken.

An officer present during the execution of the warrant must prepare, as required by law, an inventory of any property seized

and the officer executing the warrant must promptly return this warrant and a copy of the inventory to

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(United States Magistrate Judge)

’Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3103a(b), I find that immediate notification may have an adverse result listed in 18 U.S.C.

§ 2705 (except for delay of trial), and authorize the officer executing this warrant to delay notice to the person who, or whose

property, will be searched or seized (check the appropriate box)

’for days (not to exceed 30) ’until, the facts justifying, the later specific date of .

Date and time issued: Judge’s signature

City and state: Printed name and title