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S.B. 55

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TRANSFER AND DISPOSITION OF

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PROTECTED PROPERTY AMENDMENTS

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Darin G. Peterson

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House Sponsor: Richard W. Wheeler

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies statutory forfeiture procedures, including transfer of a forfeiture to a
             11      federal agency.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides additional procedural requirements regarding transfer of a forfeiture
             15      process to a federal agency, including protection of the rights of affected parties;
             16          .    clarifies that forfeiture proceeds are allocated to the Criminal Forfeiture Restricted
             17      Account;
             18          .    corrects specified cross references; and
             19          .    makes technical amendments.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          24-1-8, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             27          24-1-15, as last amended by Chapter 296, Laws of Utah 2004


             28          32A-13-103, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             29          53A-16-101, as last amended by Chapter 166, Laws of Utah 2005
             30          76-10-1107, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             31          76-10-1108, as amended by Statewide Initiative B, Nov. 7, 2000, Laws of Utah 2000
             32          76-10-1603.5, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 24-1-8 is amended to read:
             36           24-1-8. Criminal procedures.
             37          (1) In cases where an owner is criminally prosecuted for conduct giving rise to
             38      forfeiture, the prosecuting attorney may elect to forfeit the owner's interest in the property
             39      civilly or criminally, provided that no civil forfeiture judgment may be entered with respect to
             40      the property of a defendant who is acquitted of the offense on which the forfeiture claim is
             41      based.
             42          (2) If the prosecuting attorney elects to criminally forfeit the owner's interest in the
             43      property, the information or indictment must state that the owner's interest in the specifically
             44      described property is subject to criminal forfeiture and the basis for the forfeiture.
             45          (3) (a) Upon application of the prosecuting attorney, the court may enter restraining
             46      orders or injunctions, or take other reasonable action to preserve for forfeiture under this
             47      section any forfeitable property if, after notice to persons known, or discoverable after due
             48      diligence, to have an interest in the property and after affording them an opportunity for a
             49      hearing, the court determines that:
             50          (i) there is a substantial probability that the state will prevail on the issue of forfeiture
             51      and that failure to enter the order will result in the property being sold, transferred, destroyed,
             52      or removed from the jurisdiction of the court or otherwise made unavailable for forfeiture; and
             53          (ii) the need to preserve the availability of the property or prevent its sale, transfer,
             54      destruction, or removal through the entry of the requested order outweighs the hardship against
             55      any party against whom the order is to be entered.
             56          (b) A temporary restraining order may be entered ex parte upon application of the
             57      prosecuting attorney before or after an information or indictment has been filed with respect to
             58      the property, if the prosecuting attorney demonstrates that:


             59          (i) there is probable cause to believe that the property with respect to which the order is
             60      sought would, in the event of a conviction, be subject to forfeiture under this section; and
             61          (ii) provision of notice would jeopardize the availability of the property for forfeiture
             62      or would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation.
             63          (c) The temporary order expires not more than ten days after entry unless extended for
             64      good cause shown or unless the party against whom it is entered consents to an extension. An
             65      adversarial hearing concerning an order entered under this [paragraph] section shall be held as
             66      soon as practicable and prior to the expiration of the temporary order.
             67          (d) The court is not bound by the Utah Rules of Evidence regarding evidence it may
             68      receive and consider at any hearing under this [paragraph] section.
             69          (4) (a) Upon conviction by a jury of an owner for conduct giving rise to criminal
             70      forfeiture, the jury shall be instructed and asked to return a special verdict as to the extent of
             71      the property identified in the information or indictment, if any, that is forfeitable.
             72          (b) Whether property is forfeitable shall be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
             73          (5) (a) Upon conviction of a person for violating any provision of state law subjecting
             74      an owner's property to forfeiture and upon the jury's special verdict that the property is
             75      forfeitable, the court shall enter a judgment and order the property forfeited to the state
             76      treasurer upon the terms stated by the court in its order.
             77          (b) Following the entry of an order declaring property forfeited, the court may, upon
             78      application of the prosecuting attorney, enter appropriate restraining orders or injunctions,
             79      require the execution of satisfactory performance bonds, appoint receivers, conservators,
             80      appraisers, accountants, or trustees, or take any other action to protect the interest of the state in
             81      property ordered forfeited.
             82          (6) (a) After property is ordered forfeited under this section, the state treasurer shall
             83      direct the disposition of the property under Section [ 24-1-16 ] 24-1-17 . Any property right or
             84      interest not exercisable by or transferable for value to the state expires and does not revert to
             85      the defendant. The defendant or any person acting in concert with or on behalf of the
             86      defendant is not eligible to purchase forfeited property at any sale held by the state treasurer
             87      unless approved by the judge.
             88          (b) The court may stay the sale or disposition of the property pending the conclusion of
             89      any appeal of the criminal case giving rise to the forfeiture if the defendant demonstrates that


             90      proceeding with the sale or disposition of the property may result in irreparable injury, harm or
             91      loss to him.
             92          (7) Except under [Subparagraphs] Subsection (3) or (10), a party claiming an interest in
             93      property subject to criminal forfeiture under this section:
             94          (a) may not intervene in a trial or appeal of a criminal case involving the forfeiture of
             95      property under this section; and
             96          (b) may not commence an action at law or equity against the state or the county
             97      concerning the validity of his alleged interests in the property subsequent to the filing of an
             98      indictment or an information alleging that the property is subject to forfeiture under this
             99      section.
             100          (8) The district court of the state which has jurisdiction of a case under this part may
             101      enter orders under this section without regard to the location of any property which may be
             102      subject to forfeiture under this section, or which has been ordered forfeited under this section.
             103          (9) To facilitate the identification or location of property declared forfeited and to
             104      facilitate the disposition of petitions for remission or mitigation of forfeiture, after the entry of
             105      an order declaring property forfeited to the state treasurer, the court[,] may upon application of
             106      the prosecuting attorney[,] order that the testimony of any witness relating to the property
             107      forfeited be taken by deposition, and that any book, paper, document, record, recording, or
             108      other material not privileged shall be produced as provided for depositions and discovery under
             109      the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             110          (10) (a) Following the entry of an order of forfeiture under this section, the prosecuting
             111      attorney shall publish notice of the order's intent to dispose of the property as the court may
             112      direct. The prosecuting attorney shall also provide direct written notice to any person known to
             113      have an alleged interest in the property subject to the order of forfeiture.
             114          (b) Any person, other than the defendant, asserting a legal interest in property which
             115      has been ordered forfeited to the state treasurer under this section may, within 30 days of the
             116      final publication of notice or his receipt of written notice under [Subparagraph (a)] Subsection
             117      (10)(a), whichever is earlier, petition the court for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of his
             118      alleged interest in the property. Any genuine issue of material fact, including issues of
             119      standing, is triable to a jury upon demand of any party.
             120          (c) The petition shall be in writing and signed by the petitioner under penalty of


             121      perjury. It shall set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner's right, title, or interest in the
             122      property, the time and circumstances of the petitioner's acquisition of the right, title, or interest
             123      in the property, and any additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim and the relief sought.
             124          (d) The trial or hearing on the petition shall be expedited to the extent practicable. The
             125      court may consolidate a trial or hearing on the petition and any petition filed by any other
             126      person under this section other than the defendant. The court shall permit the parties to
             127      conduct pretrial discovery pursuant to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             128          (e) At the trial or hearing, the petitioner may testify and present evidence and witnesses
             129      on his own behalf and cross-examine witnesses who appear at the hearing. The prosecuting
             130      attorney may present evidence and witnesses in rebuttal and in defense of the claim to the
             131      property and cross-examine witnesses who appear. In addition to testimony and evidence
             132      presented at the trial or hearing, the court may consider the relevant portion of the record of the
             133      criminal case which resulted in the order of forfeiture. Any trial or hearing shall be conducted
             134      pursuant to the Utah Rules of Evidence.
             135          (f) The court shall amend the order of forfeiture in accordance with its determination, if
             136      after the trial or hearing, the court or jury determines that the petitioner has established by a
             137      preponderance of the evidence that:
             138          (i) the petitioner has a legal right, title, or interest in the property, and the right, title, or
             139      interest renders the order of forfeiture invalid in whole or in part because the right, title, or
             140      interest was vested in the petitioner rather than the defendant or was superior to any right, title,
             141      or interest of the defendant at the time of the commission of the acts or conduct which gave rise
             142      to the forfeiture of the property under this section; or
             143          (ii) the petitioner acquired the right, title or interest in the property in a bona fide
             144      transaction for value and, at the time of such acquisition, the petitioner did not know that the
             145      property was subject to forfeiture.
             146          (g) Following the court's disposition of all petitions filed under this [paragraph]
             147      Subsection (10), or if no petitions are filed following the expiration of the period provided in
             148      [Subparagraph (b)] Subsection (10)(b) for the filing of petitions, the state treasurer has clear
             149      title to property subject to the order of forfeiture and may warrant good title to any subsequent
             150      purchaser or transferee.
             151          Section 2. Section 24-1-15 is amended to read:


             152           24-1-15. Transfer and sharing procedures.
             153          (1) For purposes of this section, property is considered to be "seized" whenever any
             154      state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency takes possession of the property or
             155      exercises any degree of control over the property.
             156          (2) When property is seized pursuant to the order of a state district court or state
             157      statute, the state has priority jurisdiction.
             158          [(2) (a)] (3) Seizing agencies or prosecuting attorneys authorized to bring civil or
             159      criminal forfeiture proceedings under this chapter may not directly or indirectly transfer seized
             160      property not already named in a criminal indictment to any federal agency or any governmental
             161      entity not created under and subject to state law unless the court enters an order, upon petition
             162      of the prosecuting attorney, authorizing the property to be transferred. The court may not enter
             163      an order authorizing a transfer unless:
             164          [(i)] (a) the [activity] conduct giving rise to the investigation or seizure is interstate in
             165      nature and sufficiently complex to justify the transfer;
             166          [(ii)] (b) the seized property may only be forfeited under federal law; or
             167          [(iii)] (c) pursuing forfeiture under state law would unreasonably burden prosecuting
             168      attorneys or state law enforcement agencies.
             169          (4) A petition to transfer property under this section to a federal agency shall include:
             170          (a) a detailed description of the property seized;
             171          (b) the location where the property was seized;
             172          (c) the date the property was seized;
             173          (d) case number assigned by the seizing law enforcement agency; and
             174          (e) a sworn affidavit that:
             175          (i) is signed by the prosecutor;
             176          (ii) states the basis for relinquishing priority jurisdiction to a federal agency; and
             177          (iii) contains the names and addresses of any potential owners then known.
             178          [(b)] (5) Notwithstanding Subsection [(2)(a)] (3), the court may refuse to enter an order
             179      authorizing a transfer to the federal government if the transfer would circumvent the
             180      protections of the Utah Constitution or of this chapter that would otherwise be available to the
             181      property owner.
             182          [(c)] (6) (a) Prior to granting any order to transfer pursuant to Subsection [(2)(a)] (3),


             183      the court [must] shall give any owner the right to be heard with regard to the transfer[.] by
             184      sending notice to each address contained in the sworn affidavit.
             185          (b) If no potential owner objects to the petition to transfer property within ten days of
             186      the mailing of the notice, the court shall issue its order under this section.
             187          (c) If the affidavit provides no address for a potential owner, the court shall delay its
             188      order under this section for 20 days to allow time for the potential owner to appear and object.
             189          (7) (a) If a potential owner contests a petition to transfer property to a federal agency,
             190      the court shall promptly set the matter for hearing.
             191          (b) The court shall determine whether the state may relinquish priority jurisdiction by a
             192      preponderance of the evidence by considering hardship, complexity, judicial, and law
             193      enforcement resources, and any other matter the court determines to be relevant.
             194          [(3)] (8) (a) Subject to Subsection [(3)] (8)(b), all property, money, or other things of
             195      value received by an agency pursuant to federal law which authorizes the sharing or transfer of
             196      all or a portion of forfeited property or the proceeds of the sale of forfeited property to an
             197      agency:
             198          (i) shall be used in compliance with federal rules and regulations relating to equitable
             199      sharing;
             200          (ii) shall be used only for those law enforcement purposes specified in Subsection
             201      24-1-19 (8); and
             202          (iii) may not be used for those law enforcement purposes prohibited in Subsection
             203      24-1-19 (9).
             204          (b) If an agency receives forfeiture proceeds under Subsection [(3)] (8)(a) that equal an
             205      amount that is more than 25% greater than the annual budget of the receiving agency, the
             206      amount of the proceeds that is in excess of 125% of the agency's annual budget shall be passed
             207      through by the agency to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to be used for the
             208      purposes under Section 24-1-19 .
             209          (c) Subject to Subsection [(3)] (8)(a), state agencies are encouraged to seek an
             210      equitable share of property forfeited by the federal government and to cooperate with federal
             211      law enforcement agencies in all cases in which cooperation is in the interest of this state.
             212          (d) A law enforcement agency awarded any equitable share of property forfeited by the
             213      federal government may only use the award monies after approval or appropriation by the


             214      agency's legislative body.
             215          (e) Law enforcement agencies are entitled to their equitable share of property forfeited
             216      by the federal government since March 29, 2001.
             217          (f) (i) Each agency awarded any equitable share of property forfeited by the federal
             218      government shall file copies of all federal equitable sharing certifications, applications, and
             219      reports with the state auditor and the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice at least
             220      annually.
             221          (ii) This information shall provide details of all awards received from the federal
             222      government during the preceding reporting period, including for each award:
             223          (A) the agency's case number or other identification;
             224          (B) the amount of the award;
             225          (C) the date of the award;
             226          (D) the identity of the federal agency involved in the forfeiture;
             227          (E) how the awarded property has been used; and
             228          (F) a statement signed by both the agency's executive officer or designee and by the
             229      agency's legal counsel, that the agency has only used the awarded property for crime reduction
             230      or law enforcement purposes authorized under Section 24-1-19 , and only upon approval or
             231      appropriation by the agency's legislative body.
             232          [(4)] (9) (a) Any agency that violates Subsection [(2)] (3) or [(3)] (8) is civilly liable to
             233      the state for three times the amount of the forfeiture diverted and for costs of suit and
             234      reasonable [attorneys'] attorney fees.
             235          (b) Any damages awarded to the state shall be paid to the Criminal Forfeiture
             236      Restricted Account created in Section 24-1-18 .
             237          (c) Any agent, including a state law enforcement officer, detached to, deputized or
             238      commissioned by, or working in conjunction with a federal agency, who knowingly transfers or
             239      otherwise trades seized property in violation of Subsection [(2)(a)] (3) or who receives
             240      property, money, or other things of value under Subsection [(3)] (8)(a) and knowingly fails to
             241      transfer the property in accordance with this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             242          Section 3. Section 32A-13-103 is amended to read:
             243           32A-13-103. Searches, seizures, and forfeitures.
             244          (1) The following are subject to forfeiture pursuant to the procedures and substantive


             245      protections established in Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act:
             246          (a) all alcoholic products possessed, used, offered for sale, sold, given, furnished,
             247      supplied, received, purchased, stored, warehoused, manufactured, adulterated, shipped, carried,
             248      transported, or distributed in violation of this title or commission rules;
             249          (b) all packages or property used or intended for use as a container for an alcoholic
             250      product in violation of this title or commission rules;
             251          (c) all raw materials, products, and equipment used, or intended for use, in
             252      manufacturing, processing, adulterating, delivering, importing, or exporting any alcoholic
             253      product in violation of this title or commission rules;
             254          (d) all implements, furniture, fixtures, or other personal property used or kept for any
             255      violation of this title or commission rules;
             256          (e) all conveyances including aircraft, vehicles, or vessels used or intended for use, to
             257      transport or in any manner facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or
             258      concealment of property described in Subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and
             259          (f) all books, records, receipts, ledgers, or other documents used or intended for use in
             260      violation of this title or commission rules.
             261          (2) Any of the property subject to forfeiture under this title may be seized by any peace
             262      officer of this state or any other person authorized by law upon process issued by any court
             263      having jurisdiction over the property in accordance with the procedures provided in Title 77,
             264      Chapter 23, Part 2, Search Warrants. However, seizure without process may be made when:
             265          (a) the seizure is incident to an arrest or search under a search warrant or an inspection
             266      under an administrative inspection warrant;
             267          (b) the property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of
             268      the state in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding under this title;
             269          (c) the peace officer or other person authorized by law has probable cause to believe
             270      that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or
             271          (d) the peace officer or other person authorized by law has probable cause to believe
             272      that the property is being or has been used, intended to be used, held, or kept in violation of this
             273      title or commission rules.
             274          (3) If the property is seized pursuant to a search or administrative warrant, the peace
             275      officer or other person authorized by law shall make a proper receipt, return, and inventory and


             276      ensure the safekeeping of the property as required by Sections 77-23-206 through 77-23-208 .
             277      If the magistrate who issued the warrant is a justice court judge, upon the filing of the return
             278      the jurisdiction of the justice court shall cease and the magistrate shall certify the record and all
             279      files without delay to the district court of the county in which the property was located. From
             280      the time of this filing, the district court has jurisdiction of the case.
             281          (4) In the event of seizure of property without process, the peace officer or other person
             282      authorized by law shall make a return of his acts without delay directly to the district court of
             283      the county in which the property was located, and the district court shall have jurisdiction of
             284      the case. The return shall describe all property seized, the place where it was seized, and any
             285      persons in apparent possession of the property. The officer or other person shall also promptly
             286      deliver a written inventory of anything seized to any person in apparent authority at the
             287      premises where the seizure was made, or post it in a conspicuous place at the premises. The
             288      inventory shall state the place where the property is being held.
             289          (5) Property taken or detained under this section is not repleviable but is considered in
             290      custody of the law enforcement agency making the seizure subject only to the orders of the
             291      court or the official having jurisdiction. When property is seized under this title, the
             292      appropriate person or agency may:
             293          (a) place the property under seal;
             294          (b) remove the property to a place designated by it or the warrant under which it was
             295      seized; or
             296          (c) take custody of the property and remove it to an appropriate location for disposition
             297      in accordance with law.
             298          (6) When any property is subject to forfeiture under this section, proceedings shall be
             299      instituted in accordance with the procedures and substantive protections of Title 24, Chapter 1,
             300      Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act.
             301          (7) When any property is ordered forfeited under Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform
             302      Forfeiture Procedures Act, by a finding of the court that no person is entitled to recover the
             303      property, the property, if an alcoholic product or a package used as a container for an alcoholic
             304      product, shall be disposed of as follows:
             305          (a) If the alcoholic product is unadulterated, pure, and free from crude, unrectified, or
             306      impure form of ethylic alcohol, or any other deleterious substance or liquid, and is otherwise in


             307      saleable condition, sold in accordance with Section [ 24-1-16 ] 24-1-17 .
             308          (b) If the alcoholic product is impure, adulterated, or otherwise unfit for sale, it and its
             309      package or container shall be destroyed by the department under competent supervision.
             310          Section 4. Section 53A-16-101 is amended to read:
             311           53A-16-101. Uniform School Fund -- Contents -- Interest and Dividends Account.
             312          (1) The Uniform School Fund established by Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 5,
             313      consists of:
             314          (a) interest and dividends derived from the investment of monies in the permanent
             315      State School Fund established by Utah Constitution, Article X, Section 5;
             316          (b) money transferred to the fund pursuant to Title 67, Chapter 4a, Unclaimed Property
             317      Act; and
             318          [(c) revenue from the sale of forfeited property as provided by Title 24, Chapter 1,
             319      Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act; and]
             320          [(d)] (c) all other constitutional or legislative allocations to the fund, including
             321      revenues received under Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 5, from taxes on income or
             322      intangible property, except for those income tax revenues appropriated to the state's higher
             323      education system.
             324          (2) (a) There is created within the Uniform School Fund a restricted account known as
             325      the Interest and Dividends Account.
             326          (b) The Interest and Dividends Account consists of:
             327          (i) interest and dividends derived from the investment of monies in the permanent State
             328      School Fund referred to in Subsection (1)(a); and
             329          (ii) interest on account monies.
             330          (3) (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, monies from the Interest and Dividends
             331      Account shall be used for the School LAND Trust Program as provided in Section
             332      53A-16-101.5 .
             333          (b) The Legislature may appropriate any remaining balance for the support of the
             334      public education system.
             335          Section 5. Section 76-10-1107 is amended to read:
             336           76-10-1107. Seizure and sale of devices or equipment used for gambling.
             337          [(1) Whenever] When any magistrate [shall determine] determines that any devices or


             338      equipment [is] are being used or kept for the purpose of being used for gambling, the
             339      magistrate may authorize the county commissioner of the county [wherein] where the seizure
             340      occurred, in conjunction with the sheriff, or if the seizure occurred within the limits of an
             341      incorporated city or town, may authorize its governing body, in conjunction with its chief law
             342      enforcement officer, to seize the devices or equipment and institute forfeiture proceedings in
             343      accordance with the procedures and substantive protections of Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah
             344      Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act.
             345          [(2) The proceeds of any sale shall be paid to the Uniform School Fund, as provided in
             346      Section 53A-16-101 .]
             347          Section 6. Section 76-10-1108 is amended to read:
             348           76-10-1108. Seizure and disposition of gambling debts or proceeds.
             349          [(1)] Any gambling bets or gambling proceeds which are reasonably identifiable as
             350      having been used or obtained in violation of this part may be seized and are subject to
             351      forfeiture proceedings in accordance with Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform Forfeiture
             352      Procedures Act.
             353          [(2) All sums forfeited under this section shall be paid to the Uniform School Fund,
             354      Title 53A, Chapter 16, Section 101 of the Utah Code.]
             355          Section 7. Section 76-10-1603.5 is amended to read:
             356           76-10-1603.5. Violation a felony -- Costs -- Forfeiture -- Fines -- Divestiture --
             357      Restrictions -- Dissolution or reorganization -- Prior restraint.
             358          (1) A person who violates any provision of Section 76-10-1603 is guilty of a second
             359      degree felony. In addition to penalties prescribed by law, the court may order the person found
             360      guilty of the felony to pay to the state, if the attorney general brought the action, or to the
             361      county, if the county attorney or district attorney brought the action, the costs of investigating
             362      and prosecuting the offense and the costs of securing the forfeitures provided for in this
             363      section. The person shall forfeit [to the Uniform School Fund, as provided in Section
             364      53A-16-101 ]:
             365          (a) any interest acquired or maintained in violation of any provision of Section
             366      76-10-1603 ;
             367          (b) any interest in, security of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any
             368      kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise which the person has established,


             369      operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in the conduct of in violation of Section
             370      76-10-1603 ; and
             371          (c) any property constituting or derived from the net proceeds which the person
             372      obtained, directly or indirectly, from the conduct constituting the pattern of unlawful activity or
             373      from any act or conduct constituting the pattern of unlawful activity proven as part of the
             374      violation of any provision of Section 76-10-1603 .
             375          (2) If a violation of Section 76-10-1603 is based on a pattern of unlawful activity
             376      consisting of acts or conduct in violation of Section 76-10-1204 , 76-10-1205 , 76-10-1206 , or
             377      76-10-1222 , the property subject to forfeiture under this section is limited to property, the
             378      seizure or forfeiture of which would not constitute a prior restraint on the exercise of an
             379      affected party's rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or
             380      Utah Constitution Article I, [Sec.] Section 15 [of the Utah Constitution], or would not
             381      otherwise unlawfully interfere with the exercise of those rights.
             382          (3) In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by law for a violation of Section 76-10-1603 ,
             383      a defendant who derives net proceeds from a conduct prohibited by Section 76-10-1603 may be
             384      fined not more than twice the amount of the net proceeds.
             385          (4) Property subject to [criminal] forfeiture in [accord] accordance with the procedures
             386      and substantive protections of Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act:
             387          (a) includes:
             388          (i) real property, including things growing on, affixed to, and found in land; and
             389          (ii) tangible and intangible personal property including money, rights, privileges,
             390      interests, claims, and securities of any kind; but
             391          (b) does not include property exchanged or to be exchanged for services rendered in
             392      connection with the defense of the charges or any related criminal case.
             393          (5) Upon conviction for violating any provision of Section 76-10-1603 , and in addition
             394      to any penalty prescribed by law and in addition to any forfeitures provided for in this section,
             395      the court may do any or all of the following:
             396          (a) order the person to divest himself of any interest in or any control, direct or indirect,
             397      of any enterprise;
             398          (b) impose reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of any person,
             399      including prohibiting the person from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise


             400      engaged in, to the extent the Utah Constitution and the Constitution of the United States
             401      permit; or
             402          (c) order the dissolution or reorganization of any enterprise.
             403          (6) If a violation of Section 76-10-1603 is based on a pattern of unlawful activity
             404      consisting of acts or conduct in violation of Section 76-10-1204 , 76-10-1205 , 76-10-1206 , or
             405      76-10-1222 , the court may not enter any order that would amount to a prior restraint on the
             406      exercise of an affected party's rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the
             407      United States or Utah Constitution Article I, Section 15[, Utah Constitution].
             408          (7) All rights, title, and interest in forfeitable property described in Subsections (1) and
             409      (2) [vest in the state treasurer, on behalf of the Uniform School Fund, upon the commission of
             410      the act or conduct giving rise to the forfeiture under this section] are subject to forfeiture
             411      proceedings in accordance with the procedures and substantive protections of Title 24, Chapter
             412      1, Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act.
             413          (8) For purposes of this section, the "net proceeds" of an offense means property
             414      acquired as a result of the violation minus the direct costs of acquiring the property.




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