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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="13-518" title_number="13" title_name="Other Forfeitures" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Violations of the Human Trafficking Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A complaint seeking forfeiture shall contain:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a description of the property seized;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the date and place of the seizure;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the name of the owner, if known;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the name of the person in possession, if known;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the name of each lienholder, if known or reasonably subject to discovery;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>an allegation that the property is subject to forfeiture;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>if the forfeiting authority seeks to forfeit a lienholder’s interest in property, an allegation that the lien was created with actual knowledge that the property was being or was to be used in violation of § 3–1102 or § 3–1103 of the Criminal Law Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>a statement of the facts and circumstances surrounding the seizure;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>a statement setting forth the specific grounds for forfeiture; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>an oath or affirmation by the forfeiting authority that the contents of the complaint are true to the best of the forfeiting authority’s knowledge, information, and belief.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Within 20 days after the filing of the complaint, copies of the summons and complaint shall be sent by certified mail requesting “restricted delivery – show to whom, date, address of delivery” and first–class mail to all known owners and lienholders whose identities are reasonably subject to discovery, including all real property owners and lienholders shown in the records required by law for notice or perfection of the lien.</text>
  </level>
</section>
