Section 236.8 Of Chapter 8. False Imprisonment And Human Trafficking From California Penal Code >> Title 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8.
236.8
. (a) If the prosecuting agency, in conjunction with the
criminal proceeding, files a petition of forfeiture with the superior
court of the county in which the defendant has been charged with
human trafficking that involves a commercial sex act, as defined in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 236.1, where the victim
was less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the
crime, the prosecuting agency shall make service of process of a
notice regarding that petition upon every individual who may have a
property interest in the alleged proceeds or instruments. The notice
shall state that any interested party may file a verified claim with
the superior court stating the amount of their claimed interest and
an affirmation or denial of the prosecuting agency's allegation. If
the notice cannot be given by registered mail or personal delivery,
the notice shall be published for at least three successive weeks in
a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property
is located. If the property alleged to be subject to forfeiture is
real property, the prosecuting agency shall, at the time of filing
the petition of forfeiture, record a lis pendens with the county
recorder in each county in which the real property is situated that
specifically identifies the real property alleged to be subject to
forfeiture. The judgment of forfeiture shall not affect the interest
in real property of a third party that was acquired prior to the
recording of the lis pendens.
(b) All notices shall set forth the time within which a claim of
interest in the property seized is required to be filed pursuant to
Section 236.9.