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Personal-use controlled-substance property is seized and no final decision is made within 21 days of seizure. When must the expedited petition be decided?
- Within 300 calendar days
- Within 20 days after it is received
- Within one year
- There is no deadline
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B. Within 20 days after it is received
For the personal-use administrative forfeiture in 171.52 through 171.55, if there is no final decision within 21 days of seizure, the expedited petition is decided within 20 days after receipt. The property is released unless it is needed as evidence.
Source: 19 CFR 171.55
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