§ 11469 In order to ensure the proper utilization of the laws permitting the …
§ 11470 The following are subject to forfeiture:(a) All controlled …
§ 11470.1 (a) The expenses of seizing, eradicating, destroying, or taking …
§ 11470.2 (a) In lieu of a civil action for the recovery of expenses as …
§ 11470.3 (a) Section 11470 shall be applicable to property owned by, or …
§ 11470.4 The provisions of this chapter apply to any minor who has been found …
§ 11471 Property subject to forfeiture under this division may be seized by …
§ 11471.2 (a) State or local law enforcement authorities shall not refer …
§ 11471.5 A peace officer making a seizure pursuant to Section 11471 shall …
§ 11472 Controlled substances and any device, contrivance, instrument, or …
§ 11473 (a) All seizures under provisions of this chapter, except …
§ 11473.5 (a) All seizures of controlled substances, instruments, or …
§ 11474 A court order for the destruction of controlled substances, …
§ 11475 Controlled substances listed in Schedule I that are possessed, …
§ 11476 Species of plants from which controlled substances in Schedules I and …
§ 11477 The failure, upon demand by a peace officer of the person in …
§ 11478 Cannabis may be provided by the Attorney General to the heads of …
§ 11479 Notwithstanding Sections 11473 and 11473.5, at any time after seizure …
§ 11479.1 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 11473, 11473.5, …
§ 11479.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 11473, 11473.5, 11474, …
§ 11479.5 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 11473 and 11473.5, at any time …
§ 11480 (a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to encourage …
§ 11481 The Research Advisory Panel may hold hearings on, and in other ways …
§ 11483 No provision of this division shall be construed to prohibit the …
§ 11485 Any peace officer of this state who, incident to a search under a …
§ 11488 (a) Any peace officer of this state, subsequent to making or …
§ 11488.1 Property seized pursuant to Section 11488 may, where appropriate, be …
§ 11488.2 Within 15 days after the seizure, if the peace officer does not hold …
§ 11488.4 (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (j), if the …
§ 11488.5 (a) (1) Any person claiming an interest in the property …
§ 11488.6 (a) If the court or jury at the forfeiture hearing finds that …
§ 11489 Notwithstanding Section 11502 and except as otherwise provided in …
§ 11490 The provisions of this division relative to forfeiture of vehicles, …
§ 11491 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to extend or change …
§ 11492 (a) Concurrent with, or subsequent to, the filing of the …
§ 11493 There is hereby created in the General Fund the Narcotics Assistance …
§ 11494 In the case of any property seized or forfeiture proceeding initiated …
§ 11495 (a) The funds received by the law enforcement agencies under …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 10 > Chapter 8 - Seizure and Disposition

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Sell: includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade. See California Food and Agricultural Code 44
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.