[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR274.9]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
      CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (IMMIGRATION AND 
                             NATURALIZATION)
 
PART 274_SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF CONVEYANCES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  274.9  Advertisement.

    (a) If the appraised value of a seized conveyance does not exceed 
the monetary amount set forth in title 19 U.S.C. 1607 the regional 
commissioner shall cause an advertisement of the seizure to be published 
once a week for at least three successive weeks in a newspaper of 
general circulation in the federal judicial district in which the 
seizure occurred.
    (b) The advertisement must:
    (1) Describe the conveyance seized and indicate the identification 
number, if any;
    (2) State the time and place of seizure;
    (3) State that the seized conveyance is subject to forfeiture except 
as provided in Sec.  274.5(b) of this part;
    (4) State that the Service is considering forfeiture of the seized 
conveyance and sale or other disposal, if declared forfeited; and
    (5) State that any prospective petitioners for relief from 
forfeiture should submit their petitions pursuant to Sec. Sec.  274.13, 
274.14, 274.15, 274.16, and 274.17 of this part within 30 days of 
publication of the advertisement.

[53 FR 43187, Oct. 26, 1988, as amended at 56 FR 8686, Mar. 1, 1991]