When They Take Your Property
A.R.S. 13-4307 — a notice of pending forfeiture within sixty days, or the property goes back
Notice of seizure in twenty days. As soon as practicable after a seizure for forfeiture, the agency inventories and estimates the value of the property, and within twenty days makes reasonable efforts to give notice of seizure to everyone known to have an interest.
Sixty days to file, or return it. Within sixty days after the seizure, or when a related criminal indictment is filed, the state files a notice of pending forfeiture or returns the property to the person it was seized from.
Sixty days to claim, no fee. An owner or interest holder may file a claim requesting a hearing within sixty days after the notice, or sixty days before a criminal trial, whichever is later. No filing fee or other charge is made for filing the claim, which is signed under penalty of perjury.
Criminal forfeiture ordered as part of a sentence, federal forfeiture, and what may be seized in the first place are set out in other law that is not on this page. Whether a deadline has run, and what follows in a particular case, are questions for a licensed Arizona attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- A.R.S. 13-4306 — Powers and duties of peace officers and agencies
- A.R.S. 13-4307 — Notice of pending forfeiture
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Arizona attorney.