# Justice Manual § 9-112.130: Requesting the Seizing Agency to Suspend the Administrative Forfeiture

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.130

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-112.130
- **Heading:** Requesting the Seizing Agency to Suspend the Administrative Forfeiture
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-112.000 - Administrative And Judicial Forfeiture / Justice Manual § 9-112.130

## Text

In an extraordinary case, the U.S. Attorney may have a reason why the case should not be handled administratively and may ask the seizing agency to suspend the administrative forfeiture in favor of criminal forfeiture. Seizing agencies will generally comply with that request, but the U.S. Attorney may then have to take steps to ensure that the 60-day deadline for commencing an administrative forfeiture proceeding under section 983(a)(1)(A) is not violated.
See
section 983(a)(1)(A)(iii) (no notice of administrative forfeiture is required if, before the 60-day period expires, a grand jury returns an indictment naming the property, and the Government takes steps to preserve its right to maintain custody of the property under the criminal forfeiture laws).
See
Chapter 2 of the Asset Forfeiture Policy Manual ("Requesting the Seizing Agency to Suspend the Administrative Forfeiture").

[updated May 2010]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-112.110 Administrative Forfeiture Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.120 Interplay of Administrative Forfeiture and Criminal Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.120.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.130 Requesting the Seizing Agency to Suspend the Administrative Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.130.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.140 Conversion of Administrative Forfeitures Covered by the Customs Carve-Out in CAFRA to Judicial Forfeitures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.140.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.150 Seizure Pursuant to a Criminal Warrant: Availability of Administrative Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.150.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.160 Motions for Reconsideration in Criminal Forfeiture Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.160.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.170 Preference for Federal Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.170.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.210 Sixty-Day Notice Period in All Administrative Forfeiture Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.210.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.220 Policy on the Deadline for Filing a Civil Forfeiture Action in Cases that do not Begin as Administrative Forfeiture Proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.220.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.230 Preservation Policy for Civil Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.230.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-112.240 Prior Approval Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-112.240.md)

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