Act No. 2339 Section 141

Action to contest forfeiture of chattel.

Section 141

SEC. 141. Action to contest forfeiture of chattel.—In case of the seizure of personal property under claim of forfeiture the owner, desiring to contest the validity of the forfeiture, may at any time before sale or destruction of the property bring an action against the person seizing the property or having possession thereof to recover the same, and upon giving proper bond may enjoin the sale; or after the sale and within six months he may bring an action to recover the net proceeds realized at the sale.

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