§ 2466 Fugitive disentitlement

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§ 2466. Fugitive disentitlement

    (a) A judicial officer may disallow a person from using the resources of the courts of the United States in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in third party proceedings in any related criminal forfeiture action upon a finding that such person--

        (1) after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for his apprehension, in order to avoid criminal prosecution--

            (A) purposely leaves the jurisdiction of the United States;

            (B) declines to enter or reenter the United States to submit to its jurisdiction; or

            (C) otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person; and

        (2) is not confined or held in custody in any other jurisdiction for commission of criminal conduct in that jurisdiction.

    (b) Subsection (a) may be applied to a claim filed by a corporation if any majority shareholder, or individual filing the claim on behalf of the corporation is a person to whom subsection (a) applies.