Does seized money have to be deposited in a bank account pending adjudication or can it be kept in the Police Departments safe?
Seized money can be deposited into a bank account, but it does not have to be. Many localities keep the seized money in a safe and use it as evidence in the criminal trial as well as the civil forfeiture trial. Once this money is forfeited, it should be taken to the bank and converted into a cashier’s check made out to the Treasurer of Virginia and then sent to DCJS with the DCJS Form 999 and court order. If the seized money is deposited into a bank account, it can be an interest bearing account and the interest is also subject to forfeiture. In this case, the check sent to DCJS should be for the amount forfeited plus the interest.
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