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| Part 102-41 | Disposition of Seized, Forfeited, Voluntarily Abandoned, and Unclaimed Personal Property | 102-41.5 – 102-41.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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90 FR 58459, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.
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90 FR 58459, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.
This part covers the disposition of seized, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, and unclaimed personal property under the custody of any Federal agency located in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau.
Report seized or forfeited personal property not retained for official use to the General Services Administration (GSA). You must indicate:
(a) If the property was forfeited in a judicial proceeding or administratively;
(b) If the seized property is subject to pending court proceedings for forfeiture, and, if so, the name of the defendant, the place and judicial district of the court from which the decree will be issued, and whether you wish to retain the property for official use;
(c) The report or case number; and
(d) The existence or probability of a lien, or other accrued or accruing charges, and the amount involved.
Recipient agencies do not pay for the property. You may charge the recipient agency all costs incurred in storing, packing, loading, preparing for shipment, and transporting the property. If there are commercial charges incident to forfeiture prior to the transfer, the recipient agency must pay these charges. Any payment due to lien holders or other lawful claimants under a judicial forfeiture must be made in accordance with provisions of the court decree.
You must deposit the sales proceeds in the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, unless otherwise directed by court decree or specifically authorized by statute.
(a) You may retain the property for official use if needed by your agency. If retained for official use, the property loses its identity as voluntarily abandoned property.
(b) If your agency doesn't need the property, you should determine whether it may be abandoned or destroyed.
(c) Report the property as excess to GSA if paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply.
All transfers of voluntarily abandoned personal property are without reimbursement. You may charge the recipient agency costs you incurred in storing, packing, loading, preparing for shipment, and transporting the property.
You must deposit the sales proceeds of voluntarily abandoned personal property in the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(a) Title to unclaimed property vests in the Government after 30 days if not claimed by the owner. You may retain the property for official use if needed by your agency and you have held the unclaimed property for 30 calendar days without receiving a claim from the former owner. You must maintain records for 3 years after title vests in the Government to permit identification of the property should the former owner file a claim. You must report the property as excess to GSA when no longer needed and deposit any funds received from disposal in a special account to cover any valid claim filed within this 3-year period.
(b) If your agency doesn't need the property, you should determine whether it may be abandoned or destroyed. You are not required to hold unclaimed property for 30 days if abandoning or destroying it; title to the property immediately vests in the Government.
(c) Report the property as excess to GSA if paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply, or when no longer needed under paragraph (a). Unclaimed personal property is not available for donation because reimbursement at fair market value is required. Any funds received from disposal must be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the U.S. Treasury.