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OI 274.9 Publication of Notice.


(a) When a conveyance is seized, notice shall be sent as provided in 8 CFR 274.8 and the notice shall be published as provided is 8 CFR 274.9 . This notice shall be published once a week for three successive weeks. A copy of this notice shall be sent to the owner(s) and known lien holder(s) in accordance with 8 CFR 274.8 .


(b) The notice shall:


(1) describe the seized conveyance and show the the identification number of the conveyance;


(2) state the time, cause, and the place of seizure;


(3) state that any person claiming ownership of the seized conveyance who wishes to obtain a judicial determination of forfeiture by a U.S. District Court must within 20 days of the date of first publication of the notice, file with the Regional Commissioner a claim to the conveyance and a bond with satisfactory sureties in the sum of $250; and


(4) state that petition for remission or mitigation of forfeiture my be filed with the Regional Commissioner in accordance with 8 CFR 274.13 -274.19.


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