§ 353.24 Payment pursuant to judicial or administrative forfeiture.

(a) Definitions. As used in this part:

(1) Contact point means the individual designated to receive referrals from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, as provided for in this section, by the Federal investigative agency, United States Attorney's Office, or forfeiting agency specified in Fiscal Service Form 1522.

(2) Forfeiting agency means the federal law enforcement agency responsible for the forfeiture.

(3) Forfeiture—(i) Administrative forfeiture means the process by which property may be forfeited by a Federal agency rather than through judicial proceedings.

(ii) Judicial forfeiture means either a civil or a criminal proceeding in a United States District Court that may result in a final judgment and order of forfeiture.