Administrative forfeiture; reenact section repealed on July 1, 2018, amend notice and contest procedures.

An Act To Reenact Section 41-29-176, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law On July 1, 2018; To Provide Administrative Forfeiture Procedures For Certain Seized Property Under The Uniform Controlled Substances Law That Has A Value Of Less Than Twenty Thousand Dollars; To Provide That If The Value Of Forfeited Property Does Not Exceed Ten Thousand Dollars, Substitute Notice Of Intention To Administratively Forfeit The Property May Be Made By Posting A Notice On An Official State Government Forfeiture Site For At Least Thirty Consecutive Days; To Provide That Such Site Shall Be Created And Maintained By The Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics; To Authorize The Bureau To Charge A Reasonable Fee If Other Seizing Law Enforcement Agencies Choose To Utilize Such Site For Internet Publication; To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Notice Of Publication; To Authorize Any Person Claiming An Interest In Property Which Is The Subject Of A Notice To Send A Written Notice Of Contest To The Seizing Law Enforcement Agency; To Authorize The Seizing Law Enforcement Agency To File A Petition Within Thirty Days After Receipt Of Such Notice; To Require The District Attorney Or His Or Her Designee To Prepare A Written Declaration Of Forfeiture Of The Subject Property If No Written Notice Of Contest Is Timely Sent To The Seizing Law Enforcement Agency And A Seizure Warrant Was Properly Obtained; To Provide A Procedure For Use, Distribution Or Disposal Of Forfeited Property Where A Seizure Warrant Was Properly Obtained And No Written Notice Of Contest Was Timely Sent; And For Related Purposes.