Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

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Can my house get ceased after parole officers found illegal drugs and a gun in it, even though we haven't been to court yet and no one have been found guilty.


Asked on 2/14/07, 10:33 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: criminal law

The government may move a court to seal the premises pending a forfeiture action. The government may attempt to permanently seize the house from you in a quasi-criminal, quasi-civil proceeding.

If the government tries this, you should immediately obtain counsel with forfeiture experience. It is a very narrow but complex area of the law. The faster you move to unseal the property, the more likely it is that you'll keep it in the end.

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Answered on 2/14/07, 10:43 am


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