Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1410
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Disposal of forfeited property
Official statutory text
A. Upon approval of the district court, the Attorney General or
district attorney shall dispose of all property ordered forfeited in
any criminal proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as soon as
feasible, making due provisions for the rights of innocent parties,
by:
1. Public sale;
2. Transfer to a state, county or local governmental agency for
official use;
3. Sale or transfer to an innocent party; or
4. Destruction, if the property is not needed for evidence in
any pending criminal or civil proceeding.
B. Any property right not exercisable by, or transferable for
value to the state shall not revert to the defendant. No defendant
or any person acting in concert with the defendant or on behalf of
the defendant shall be eligible to purchase forfeited property from
the state.
C. With respect to property ordered forfeited in any criminal
proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Racketeer-
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Attorney General,
district attorney or other prosecutorial officer designated by the
Attorney General is authorized to:
1. Compromise claims;
2. Award compensation to persons providing information
resulting in a forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; and
3. Petition the court to mitigate or remit a forfeiture or to
restore forfeited property to victims of a violation of Section
1403 of the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Act.
D. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of forfeited
property imposed pursuant to the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act shall be applied as follows:
1. To a bona fide innocent purchaser, conditional sales vendor,
or mortgagee of the forfeited property up to the amount of the
interest held by the person in the forfeited property;
2. To the fees and costs of the forfeiture and sale, including
expenses of seizure, maintenance, and custody of the property
pending its disposition, advertising, and the court costs;
3. To all costs and expenses of investigation and prosecution,
including costs of resources and personnel incurred in investigation
and prosecution; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 548
4. The balance to the credit of the Attorney General, district
attorney, or law enforcement agencies in such proportions as are
represented by the costs and expenses of investigation and
prosecution as provided in the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act.
district attorney shall dispose of all property ordered forfeited in
any criminal proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as soon as
feasible, making due provisions for the rights of innocent parties,
by:
1. Public sale;
2. Transfer to a state, county or local governmental agency for
official use;
3. Sale or transfer to an innocent party; or
4. Destruction, if the property is not needed for evidence in
any pending criminal or civil proceeding.
B. Any property right not exercisable by, or transferable for
value to the state shall not revert to the defendant. No defendant
or any person acting in concert with the defendant or on behalf of
the defendant shall be eligible to purchase forfeited property from
the state.
C. With respect to property ordered forfeited in any criminal
proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Racketeer-
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Attorney General,
district attorney or other prosecutorial officer designated by the
Attorney General is authorized to:
1. Compromise claims;
2. Award compensation to persons providing information
resulting in a forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; and
3. Petition the court to mitigate or remit a forfeiture or to
restore forfeited property to victims of a violation of Section
1403 of the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Act.
D. The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of forfeited
property imposed pursuant to the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act shall be applied as follows:
1. To a bona fide innocent purchaser, conditional sales vendor,
or mortgagee of the forfeited property up to the amount of the
interest held by the person in the forfeited property;
2. To the fees and costs of the forfeiture and sale, including
expenses of seizure, maintenance, and custody of the property
pending its disposition, advertising, and the court costs;
3. To all costs and expenses of investigation and prosecution,
including costs of resources and personnel incurred in investigation
and prosecution; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 548
4. The balance to the credit of the Attorney General, district
attorney, or law enforcement agencies in such proportions as are
represented by the costs and expenses of investigation and
prosecution as provided in the Oklahoma Racketeer-Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act.
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