§ 59.01 Definitions
§ 59.011 Election of Forfeiture Proceeding
§ 59.02 Forfeiture of Contraband
§ 59.021 Forfeiture of Substitute Property
§ 59.022 Property Removed From This State
§ 59.023 Suit for Proceeds
§ 59.024 Multiple Recovery Prohibited
§ 59.03 Seizure of Contraband
§ 59.04 Notification of Forfeiture Proceeding
§ 59.05 Forfeiture Hearing
§ 59.06 Disposition of Forfeited Property
§ 59.061 Audits and Investigations
§ 59.062 Enforcement
§ 59.07 Immunity
§ 59.08 Deposit of Money Pending Disposition
§ 59.09 Right to Attorney Not to Be Abridged
§ 59.10 Election of Laws
§ 59.12 Seizure of Accounts and Assets At Regulated Financial Institution
§ 59.13 Disclosure of Information Relating to Accounts and Assets At Regulated Financial Institution
§ 59.14 Notice to Primary State and Federal Financial Institution Regulators
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 59 - Forfeiture of Contraband

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • 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.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.