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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, 2008 C.B.

NO.

15-131 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia by amending chapter 9, and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.
Section 903 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 2 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: “Section 903.

Definitions.

Under this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) ‘Account’ shall have the meaning given to it by section 1803 of title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia.
[means any facility or arrangement by which a financial institution or cash dealer does any one or more of the following: [(a) accepts deposits of currency; (b) allows withdrawals of currency or transfers into or out of the account; (c) pays checks or payment orders drawn on a financial institution or cash dealer by, or collects checks or payment orders, made by or on behalf of, a person; or (d) supplies a facility or arrangement for a safety deposit box.]

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15-131 (2) ‘Appeal’ includes proceedings by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment, and an application for a new trial or for a stay of execution.

(3) ‘Authorized officer’ means a person or class of persons designated by the Secretary pursuant to applicable law as an authorized officer or officers for the purposes of enforcing or implementing the provisions of this chapter and related laws.
[(4) ‘Cash dealer’ means: (a) a person who carries on a business of an insurer, an insurance intermediary, a securities dealer or a futures broker; (b) a person who carries on a business of dealing in bullion, of issuing, selling or redeeming travelers’ checks, money orders or similar instruments, or of collecting holding and delivering cash as part of a business of providing payroll services; (c) an operator of a gambling house, bingo parlor, casino or lottery; (d) a trustee, or manager of a unit trust.]
(4[5]) ‘Covered property’ means: (a) any property held by a defendant; (b) any property in which defendant has an interest; or 2 of 56 C.B.

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15-131 (c) any property held by a person to whom a defendant has directly or indirectly made a gift caught by this chapter [act].

(5[6]) ‘Currency’ shall have the meaning given to it by section 1803 of title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia.
[means the coin and paper money of the Federated States of Micronesia or of a foreign country that is designated as legal tender and which is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issue.]
(6 [7]) ‘Defendant’ means a person charged or about to be charged with a serious offense, whether or not he or she has been convicted of the offense, and includes in the case of proceedings for a restraining order under section 957, a person who is about to be charged with a serious offense.

(7 [8]) ‘Document’ shall have the meaning given to it by section 1803 of title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia.
[means any material on which data is recorded or marked and which is capable of being read or understood by a person, computer system or other device, and any record of information, and includes: (a) anything on which there is writing;] [(b) anything on which there are marks, figures, symbols, or perforations having meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; 3 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 (c) anything from which sounds, images or writings can be produced, with or without the aid of anything else; (d) a map, plan, drawing, photograph or similar thing; (e) an electronic document.]

(8 [9]) ‘Financial institution’ shall have the meaning given to it by section 1803 of title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia.
[means any person who or entity which carries on a business of: [(a) acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from the public; (b) lending, including consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring (with or without recourse) and financing of commercial transactions; (c) financial leasing; (d) money transmission services; (e) issuing and administering means of payment (such as credit cards, travelers’ checks and bankers’ drafts); (f) guarantees and commitments;] [(g) trading for their own account or for account of customers in money market instruments (such as checks, bills, certificates of deposit), foreign exchange, financial futures and options, exchange and interest rate instruments, and transferable securities; (h) underwriting share issues and participation in such issues; 4 of 56 C.B.
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15-131 26 (i) advice to undertakings on capital structure, industrial strategy and related questions, and advice and services relating to mergers and the purchase of undertakings; (j) money-brokering; (k) portfolio management and advice; (l) safekeeping and administration of securities; (m) credit reference services; or (n) safe custody services.]
(9 [10]) ‘Gift’ includes any transfer of property by a person to another person directly or indirectly: (a) after the commission of a serious crime by the first person; (b) for a consideration the value of which is significantly less than the value of the property transferred; and (c) to the extent of the difference between the market value of the property transferred and the consideration provided by the transferee.
(10 [11]) ‘Interest’, in relation to property, means: (a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in the property; or (b) a right, power or privilege in connection with the property.

(11 [12]) ‘Money laundering’ shall have the meaning given to it by section 912 of this chapter.

[means: 5 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 26 [(a) engaging, directly or indirectly, in a transaction that involves property that is proceeds of crime; (b) receiving, possessing, concealing, disguising, transferring, converting, disposing of, removing from or bringing into the country any property which is a proceeds of crime; (c) knowing, or having reasonable grounds for suspecting that the property is derived or realized, directly or indirectly, from some form of unlawful activity; (d) where the conduct is conduct of a natural person, without reasonable excuse, failing to take reasonable steps to ascertain whether or not the] [property is derived or realized directly or indirectly, from some form of unlawful activity; or (d) where the conduct is a conduct of a financial institution, failing to implement or apply procedures and control to prevent or combat money laundering.]
(12[13]) ‘Person’ means any natural or legal person.

(13[14]) ‘Proceeding’ or ‘proceedings’ means any procedure conducted by or under the supervision of a judge or judicial officer, however described, in relation to any alleged or proven offense, or property derived from such offense, and includes an inquiry, investigation, or preliminary or final determination of facts.

(14 [15])‘Proceeds of crime’ means fruits of a crime, or any property that is: 6 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (a) wholly or partly derived or realized directly or indirectly from the commission of a serious offense; (b) wholly or partly derived or realized from a disposal or other dealing with proceeds of the offense; or (c) wholly or partly acquired using proceeds of the offense; and includes, on a proportional basis, property into which any property derived or realized directly from the offense was later successively converted, transformed or intermingled, as well as income, capital or other economic gains wholly or partially derived or realized from such property at any time since the offense.
(15 [16]) ‘Property’ shall have the meaning given to it by section 1803 of title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia.

means currency and all other real or personal property of every description, whether situated in the Federated States of Micronesia or elsewhere and whether tangible or intangible, and includes an interest in any such property.

(16 [17]) ‘Property of or in the possession or control of any person’ includes any gift made by that person.
(17 [18]) ‘Realizable’, with respect to ‘covered property’ as defined by subsection (4 6), means: (a) capable of being acquired, obtained, taken, seized, confiscated, or procured, and is either cash or is capable of being liquidated and converted into cash; or 7 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 26 (b) capable of being detected, located, found, discovered, and converted into cash through payment of the amount or value of the defendant’s interest therein.
(18[19]) ‘Secretary’ means [and is synonymous with] the Secretary of the Department of Justice of the Federated States of Micronesia, or either an Assistant Attorney General with the Department of Justice of the Federated States of Micronesia or an Attorney General for one of the States of Micronesia who is acting on behalf and under the authority of the Secretary [or with the chief law enforcement officer of the Federated States of Micronesia, whatever the title of such position is or in the future becomes].
(19 [20]) ‘Serious offense’ means a violation of: (a) any law of Federated States of Micronesia or any of its States or political subdivisions, which is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year or a fine of more than $10,000; or (b) a law of a foreign State, in relation to acts or omissions, which, had they occurred in Federated States of Micronesia or any of its States or political subdivisions, would have constituted a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year or a fine of more than $10,000.
(20 [21]) ‘Supreme Court’ means the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia, and all its divisions, wherever or whenever constituted.

8 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 (21 [22]) ‘Tainted property’ means: (a) property used in or in connection with, or intended to be used in or in connection with the commission of a serious offense; or (b) proceeds of crime, as defined in subsection (14 16) of this section.
(22 [23]) ‘Unit trust’ means any arrangement made for the purpose or having the effect of providing for a person to have funds available for investment; facilities for the participation by a person as a beneficiary under a trust, or in any profits or income arising from the acquisition, holding, management or disposal of any property pursuant to the trust.
(23 [24]) A reference in this chapter to the law of: (a) the Federated States of Micronesia; (b) any State of the Federated States of Micronesia; or (c) any foreign State, includes a reference to a written or unwritten law of, or in force in, any part of the Federated States of Micronesia (including its States and political subdivisions), any part of that State of the Federated States of Micronesia, or any part of that foreign State, as the case may be.” Section 2.
Section 908 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 25 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding 26 to read as follows: 9 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 “Section 908.

Dealing with property.


For the purposes of this chapter [act], dealing with property held by any person includes, without prejudice to the generality of the expression: (1) where the property is a debt owed to that person, making a payment to any person in reduction or full settlement of the amount of the debt; (2) giving, taking [making] or receiving property as a gift [of the property]; or (3) removing the property from Federated States of Micronesia.” Section 3.
Section 911 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 13 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 14 follows: “Section 912.

Benefiting from the proceeds of a serious offense.


For the purposes of this chapter [act]: (1) a person has benefited from an offense if that person has at any time (whether before or after the commencement of this chapter [act]) received any payment or other reward in connection with, or derived any pecuniary advantage from, the commission of a serious offense, whether committed by that person or someone else.
[(2) a person’s proceeds of a serious offense (whether received or derived before or after the commencement of this Act) are: 10 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 (a) any payments or other rewards received by the person at any time in connection with the offense; and/or] [(b) any pecuniary advantage derived by the person at any time from the commission of offense.]
(2 [3]) The value of a person’s proceeds of a serious offense is the aggregate of the values of all payments, rewards or pecuniary advantages received by that person in connection with, or derived by the person from, the commission of the offense.” 10 Section 4.

Section 912 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 11 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby deleted in its entirety and 12 a new section 912 is enacted to read as follows: 26 “Section 912.
Money laundering offenses.
(1) A person commits the offense of money laundering if the person: (a) acquires, possesses or uses property, knowing or having reason to believe that it is derived directly or indirectly from acts or omissions that would constitute a serious offense; (b) conceals, disguises, converts, transfers, removes from or brings into the Federated States of Micronesia property knowing or having reason to believe that it is derived directly or indirectly from acts or omissions that would constitute a serious offense; (c) engages directly or indirectly in a transaction that involves property knowing or having reason to believe 11 of 56 26 C.B.
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15-131 that it is derived directly or indirectly from acts or omissions that would constitute a serious offense; or (d) enters into or becomes concerned in an arrangement knowing or having reason to believe that it facilitates (by whatever means) the acquisition, retention, use or control of property derived directly or indirectly from acts or omissions that would constitution a serious offense.
(2) Concealing or disguising property includes concealing or disguising its nature, source, location, disposition, movement, ownership or any rights with respect to it.
(3) An offense under subsection (1) of this section is committed by a person who: (a) commits or attempts to commit the offense; (b) organizes, solicits or directs another person to commit the offense; (c) conspires with another person to commit the offense; (d) participates as an accomplice to a person committing, or attempting to commit, the offense; or (e) aids or abets another person to commit the offense.
(4) The offense of money laundering, established under subsection (1) or (3) of this section, is a felony offense, punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of ten years or a maximum fine of $100,000, or both; provided, however, in the case of a corporation, company, commercial enterprise, 12 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 commercial entity or other legal person, the maximum fine shall be increased to $500,000.
(5) Any person may be convicted of a money laundering offense under subsection (1) or (3) of this section notwithstanding the absence of a conviction in respect of the underlying serious offense which generated the proceeds alleged to have been laundered.” Section 5.

Section 913 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 9 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby deleted in its entirety and 10 a new section 913 is enacted to read as follows: “Section 913.

Property tracking.
Property tracking.

For the purpose of determining whether any property belongs to, or is in the possession or under the control of, any person subject to an investigation of a serious offense or a money laundering offense, the Department of Justice for the Federated States of Micronesia may, upon application to the Supreme Court, obtain an production order pursuant to section 971 of this chapter.” Section 6.
Section 914 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 20 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby deleted in its entirety and 21 a new section 914 is enacted to read as follows: 22 23 24 25 26 “Section 914.

Secrecy and confidentiality obligations overridden.

The provisions of this chapter shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy, confidentiality, or other restriction on disclosure of information imposed by law or otherwise.” 13 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 1 Section 7.


Section 915 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 2 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby deleted in its entirety and 3 a new section 915 is enacted to read as follows: “Section 915.

Immunity where official powers or functions exercised in good faith.
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the government of the Federated States of Micronesia, or any officer or other person in respect of anything done by or on behalf of that person, with due diligence and in good faith, in the exercise of any power or the performance of any function under this chapter or any regulation or order made pursuant to this chapter.” Section 8.
Sections 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 13 925, 926, 927 and 928 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated States 14 of Micronesia, as amended, are hereby deleted in their entirety.

15 Section 9.

Section 929 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 16 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 17 follows: “Section 929.

Application for confiscation and pecuniary penalty orders.
(1) Where a defendant is convicted of a serious offense, has committed a serious offense, or property has been seized or restrained, the Secretary may apply to the Supreme Court for one or both of the following orders: (a) a confiscation order against property that is tainted property [in respect of the offense]; or 14 of 56 C.B.

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15-131 (b) where a defendant has been convicted of a serious offense, a pecuniary penalty order against the defendant in respect of benefits derived by the defendant from the commission of the offense; provided however, such application must be made within six years of the date the defendant was convicted for the serious offense; or; (c) where a defendant has not been convicted of a serious offense, a pecuniary penalty order against the defendant in respect of benefits derived by the defendant from the commission of the offense; provided however, such application must be made within three [one] years of the date the defendant committed [was convicted for] the serious offense.
(2) An application under subsection (1) of this section may be made in respect of one or more than one offense.

(3) Where an application under this section is finally determined, no further application for a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order may be made [in respect of the offense for which the defendant] [was convicted] without the leave of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court shall not give such leave unless it is satisfied that: (a) the property or benefit to which the new application relates[,] was acquired, accrued or [was] identified after the previous application was determined; 15 of 56 C.B.

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15-131 (b) necessary evidence became available after the previous application was determined and could not reasonably have been discovered before such determination; or (c) it is in the interest of justice that the new application be made.
(4) Proceedings on an application for a confiscation or pecuniary penalty order shall be civil proceedings and the standard of proof shall be by the preponderance of the evidence.” 10 Section 10.

Section 930 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 11 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 12 follows: 26 “Section 930.

Notice of application.
(1) Where Secretary applies for a confiscation order pursuant to section 929 of this chapter [against property in respect of the defendant’s conviction of a serious offense]: (a) the Secretary must give no less than 14 days written notice of the application to the defendant and to any other person who the Secretary has reason to believe may have an interest in the property; (b) the defendant and any other person who claims an interest in the property may appear and adduce evidence at the hearing of the application; and (c) the Supreme Court may, at any time before the final determination of the application, direct the Secretary to: 16 of 56 C.B.
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15-131 (i) give notice of the application to any other person who, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, appears to have an interest in the property; (ii) announce on public radio, post a notice at the main Post Office and all branch offices, and at the National Government headquarters in Palikir, and publish in a newspaper published and circulating in the Federated States of Micronesia, a notice of the application.
(2) Where the Secretary applies for a pecuniary penalty order against a defendant: (a) the Secretary shall give the defendant no less than 14 days notice of the application; and (b) the defendant may appear and adduce evidence at the hearing of the application.” Section 11.

Section 931 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 16 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 17 follows: 26 “Section 931.

Amendment of application.


(1) The Supreme Court hearing the application under subsection 929(1) of this chapter may, before the final determination of the application, and on the application of the Secretary, amend the application to include any other property or benefit, as the case may be, upon being satisfied that: (a) the property or benefit was not reasonably capable of identification when the application was made; 17 of 56 C.B.

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15-131 (b) necessary evidence became available only after the application was originally made; or (c) the property was acquired after the application was made.
(2) Where the Secretary applies to amend an application for a confiscation order and the amendment would have the effect of including additional property in the application for confiscation, the Secretary must give no less than 14 days written notice of the application to amend, to any person who the Secretary has a reason to believe may have an interest in the property to be included in the application for a confiscation order.
(3) Any person who claims an interest in the property to be included in the application of a confiscation order may appear and adduce evidence at the hearing of the application to amend.

(4) Where the Secretary applies to amend an application for a pecuniary penalty order against a defendant and the effect of the amendment would be to include an additional benefit in the application the Secretary must give the defendant no less than 14 days written notice of the application to amend.” Section 12.
Section 932 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 23 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 24 follows: 25 “Section 932.

Procedure on application.

18 of 56 C.B.

NO.


15-131 (1) Where an application is made to the Supreme Court for a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order [in respect of a defendant’s conviction of a serious offense], the Supreme Court may, in determining the application, have regard to the transcript of any proceedings against the defendant for [the] a related offense.
(2) Where an application is made for a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order to the Supreme Court before which the defendant was convicted, and the Supreme Court has not, when the application is made, passed sentence on the defendant for the offense, the Supreme Court may, if it is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so in all the circumstances, defer passing sentence until it has determined the application for the order.” Section 13.
Section 935 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 16 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 17 follows: 26 “Section 935.

Confiscation order [on conviction].

(1) Where, upon application by the Secretary, the Supreme Court is satisfied that property is tainted property [in respect of a serious offense of which a person has been convicted], the Supreme Court may order that specified property be confiscated.
(2) In determining whether property is tainted property the Supreme Court may presume, in the absence of evidence to the contrary: 19 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (a) that the property was used in or in connection with, or was intended to be used in or in connection with, the commission of the offense if it was in the person’s possession or effective control at the time of, or immediately after the commission of the offense [for which the person was convicted]; and/or (b) that the property was derived, obtained or realized as a result of the commission of the offense if (i) the property was found during investigations before or after the person was arrested for and charged with the offense, in the person’s possession or under the person’s control in a building, vehicle, receptacle or place; or (ii) the property [it] was acquired by the person before, during or within a reasonable time after the period of the commission of the offense [of which the person was convicted], and the Supreme Court is satisfied that the income of that person from sources unrelated to criminal activity of that person, cannot reasonably account for the acquisition of that property.
(3) For purposes of subsection 935(2)(a) of this section, ‘effective control’ shall have the meaning given to it under subsections 947(1) and (2) of this chapter.

(4 [3]) Where the Supreme Court orders that property, other than money, be confiscated, the Supreme Court shall specify in the order the amount that it considers to be the value of the property at the time when the order is made, 20 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 taking account of how such value is to be determined under section 907 of this chapter [act].
(5 [4]) In considering whether a confiscation order should be made under subsection (1) of this section the Supreme Court shall have regard to: (a) the rights and interests, if any, of innocent third parties in the property; (b) the gravity of the offense concerned; (c) any hardship that may reasonably be expected to be caused to any innocent person by the operation of the order; and (d) the use that is ordinarily made of the property, or the use to which the property was intended to be put.
(6 [5]) Where the Supreme Court makes a confiscation order, the Supreme Court may give such directions as are necessary or convenient for giving effect to the order.” Section 14.

Section 937 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 18 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further to read as follows: 26 “Section 937.

Voidable transfers.
Voidable transfers.

The Supreme Court may, before making a confiscation order or pecuniary penalty order, and in the case of property in respect of which a restraining order was made, where the order was served in accordance with section 960 of this chapter [title], set aside any conveyance or transfer of the property [that occurred after the seizure of the property or] that occurred in circumstances that give rise to a reasonable inference 21 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 that the property was transferred for the purpose of avoiding a restraining, confiscation or pecuniary penalty order [the service of the restraining order], unless the conveyance or transfer was made for valuable consideration to a person acting in good faith and without notice.” Section 15.
Section 940 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 7 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 8 follows: “Section 940.

Payment instead of a confiscation order.
Where the Supreme Court is satisfied that a confiscation order should be made in respect of the property of a person [convicted of a serious offense], but that the property or any part thereof or interest therein cannot be made subject to such an order and, in particular: (1) cannot, on the exercise of due diligence be located; (2) has been transferred to a bona fide third party purchaser for value and without notice, or to a third party in circumstances which do not give rise to a reasonable inference that the title or interest was transferred for the purpose of avoiding the confiscation of the property; (3) is located outside Federated States of Micronesia; (4) has been substantially diminished in value or rendered worthless; [or] (5) has been commingled with other property that cannot be divided without difficulty; or 22 of 56 C.B.
NO.

15-131 (6) is subject to customary or native land rights and cannot be confiscated; the Supreme Court may, instead of ordering the property or part thereof or interest therein to be confiscated, order the person to pay to the Federated States of Micronesia an amount equal to the value of the property, part or interest, or to forfeit other property of equivalent value, taking account of section 907 of this chapter [act].” Section 16.
Section 942 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 10 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 11 follows: “Section 942.

Pecuniary penalty [order on conviction].
(1) Subject to this section, where the Secretary applies to the Supreme Court for a pecuniary penalty order against a defendant [in respect of the defendant’s conviction for a serious offense], the Court shall, if it is satisfied that the defendant has benefited from [that] a serious offense, order the defendant to pay to the Federated States of Micronesia an amount equal to the value of the defendant’s benefit from the offense or such lesser amount as the Court determines in accordance with section 945 of this chapter [title], to be the amount that might be recovered at the time the pecuniary penalty order is made.
(2) The Supreme Court shall assess the value of the benefits derived by a person from the commission of an 23 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 offense in accordance with sections 943, 944, 945, and 946 of this chapter [title].
(3) Where a defendant has been convicted of a serious offense, [T]the Supreme Court shall not make a pecuniary penalty order under this section: (a) until the period allowed by the rules of court for the lodging of an appeal against the conviction has expired without such appeal having been lodged; or (b) where an appeal against the conviction has been lodged, until the appeal is dismissed in accordance with the rules of court or is finally determined; whichever is the later date.” Section 17.
Section 943 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 14 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 15 follows: “Section 943.

Determination of benefit and assessment of value.

(1) Where a defendant obtains property as the result of, or in connection with the commission of a serious offense, the defendant’s benefit is the value of the property so obtained.
Value means fair market value at the time the property was obtained or at the time of conviction, at whichever time the value is greater.

(2) Where a defendant derived an advantage as a result of or in connection with the commission of a serious offense, 24 of 56 26 C.B.

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15-131 the defendant’s advantage shall be deemed to be a sum of money equal to the value of the advantage so derived.
(3) The Supreme Court, in determining whether a person has benefited from the commission of a serious offense or from that offense taken together with other serious offenses shall, unless the contrary is proved by the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt, presume: (a) all property appearing to the Supreme Court to be held by the person: (i) on the day on which the application is made; (ii) at any time within the period between the day the serious offense, or the earliest serious offense, was committed and the day on which the application is made; or (iii) within the period of six years immediately before the day on which the application is made; whichever is the longer, to be property that came into the possession or under the control of the person by reason of the commission of that serious offense or those serious offenses [for which the defendant was convicted]; (b) any expenditure by the defendant since the commission of the offense to be expenditure meted out of payments received by the defendant as a result of, or in connection with, the commission of that serious offense or those serious offenses; and (c) any property received or deemed to have been received by the defendant at any time as a result of, or in 25 of 56 C.B.
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15-131 connection with the commission by the defendant of that serious offense, or those serious offenses, to be property received by the defendant free of any interest therein.
(4)Where a pecuniary penalty order has been previously made against a defendant, in assessing the value of any benefit derived by the defendant from the commission of the serious offense, the Supreme Court shall leave out of account any benefits that are shown to the Supreme Court to have been taken into account in determining the amount to be recovered under that order.
(5) If evidence is given at the hearing of the application that the value of the defendant’s property at any time after the commission of the serious offense exceeded the value of the defendant’s property before the commission of the offense, then the Supreme Court shall, subject to subsection (6) of this section, treat the value of the benefit as being not less than the amount of that excess.
(6) If, after evidence of the kind referred to in subsection (5) of this section is given, the defendant satisfies the Supreme Court beyond a reasonable doubt that the whole or part of the excess was due to causes unrelated to the commission of the serious offense, subsection (5) of this section does not apply to the excess or, as the case may be, that part.” 26 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 1 Section 18.


Section 944 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 2 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: 26 “Section 944.

Statements relating to benefits from commission of serious offenses.
(1) Where: (a) a defendant has committed [been convicted of] a serious offense and the Secretary tenders to the Supreme Court a statement as to any matters relevant to: (i) determining whether the defendant has benefited from the offense or from any other serious offense of which defendant is convicted in the same proceedings or which is taken into account in determining his or her sentence; or (ii) an assessment of the value of the defendant’s benefit from the offense or any other serious offense of which defendant is convicted in the same proceedings or which is taken into account; and (b) the defendant admits to any extent an allegation in the statement; the Supreme Court may, for the purposes of so determining or making that assessment, treat the defendant’s admission as conclusive of the matters to which it relates.
(2) Where: (a) a statement is tendered under subsection (1)(a) of this section; and 27 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 (b) the Court is satisfied that a copy of that statement has been served on the defendant; the Supreme Court may require the defendant to indicate to what extent the defendant admits each allegation in the statement and, so far as the defendant does not admit any allegation, to indicate any matters the defendant proposes to deny or reply on.
(3) Where the defendant fails in any respect to comply with a requirement under subsection (2) of this section, the defendant may be treated for the purposes of this section, as having admitted every allegation in the statement except for any allegation in respect of which the defendant complied with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Where: (a) the defendant tenders to the Supreme Court a statement as to any matters relevant to determining the amount that might be recovered at the time the pecuniary penalty order is made; and (b) the Secretary admits to any extent any allegation in the statement; the Supreme Court may, for the purposes of that determination, treat the admission of the Secretary as conclusive of the matters to which it relates.
(5) An allegation may be admitted, denied, or a matter indicated for the purposes of this section, either: (a) orally before the Supreme Court; or 28 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 (b) in writing, in accordance with rules of court.

(6) An admission by a defendant under this section that the defendant received any benefits from the commission of a serious offense is admissible in any proceedings for any offense.” Section 19.
Section 949 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 7 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 8 follows: “Section 949.

Discharge of pecuniary penalty orders.


A pecuniary penalty order is discharged: [(1) If the conviction of the serious offense or offenses in reliance on which the order was made is reversed and no conviction for the offense is substituted;] (1) [(2)] if the order is rescinded; or (2) [(3)] on the satisfaction of the order by payment of the amount due under the order.

Section 20.
Section 20.

Section 950 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 18 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 19 follows: “Section 950.

Powers to search for and seize tainted property.

(1) In addition to any powers granted under title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia and other applicable laws, a police officer may: (a) search a person for tainted property; 29 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (b) enter upon land or upon or into premises and search the land or premises for tainted property or evidence relating to a serious offense; and (c) in either case, seize any property found in the course of the search that the police officer believes, on reasonable grounds to be tainted property or evidence relating to a serious offense, provided that the search or seizure is made: (i) with the consent of the person or the occupier of the land or premises as the case may be; (ii) under a warrant issued under section 951 of this chapter [title]; or (iii) under section 953 of this chapter [title].
(2) Where a police officer may search a person under this chapter [act], the officer may also search: (a) the clothing that is being worn by the person; and (b) any property in, or apparently in, the person’s immediate control.” Section 21.

Section 951 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 20 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 21 follows: 22 23 24 25 “Section 951.

Search warrants in relation to tainted property.


(1) Where a police officer has probable cause to believe that there is, or may be [within the next 72 hours], tainted 30 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.
15-131 property of a particular kind or evidence relating to a serious offense – [:] (a) on a person; (b) in the clothing that is being worn by a person; (c) otherwise in a person’s immediate control; or (d) upon land or upon or in any premises, the police officer may lay before a judge, a sworn affidavit setting out those grounds and apply for the issuance of a warrant under this chapter [act] or under title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, to search the person, the land or the premises as the case may be, for tainted property of that kind or evidence relating to a serious offense.
(2) Where an application is made under subsection (1) of this section for a warrant to search a person, land or premises, the justice may, subject to subsection (4) of this section issue a warrant authorizing a police officer (whether or not named in the warrant) with such assistance and by such force as is necessary and reasonable: (a) to search the person for tainted property of that kind or evidence of a serious offense; (b) to enter upon the land or in or upon any premises and to search the land or premises for tainted property of that kind or evidence of a serious offense; and (c) to seize property found in the course of the search that the police officer has probable cause to believe 31 of 56 C.B.
NO.

15-131 to be tainted property of that kind or evidence of a serious offense.

(3) A warrant may be issued under subsection (2) of this section in relation to tainted property or evidence of a serious offense, whether or not an information or complaint has been filed in respect of the relevant offense.
(4) A judge shall not issue a warrant under subsection (2) of this section unless, where an information or complaint has not been filed in respect of the relevant offense at the time when the application for the warrant is made, the judge is satisfied that there is probable cause to believe a crime has been or is about to be committed and that tainted property or evidence of such crime is located at the place or on the person or thing to be searched.
(5) A warrant issued under this section shall state: (a) the purpose for which it is issued, including a reference to the nature of the relevant offense; (b) a description of the kind of property authorized to be seized; (c) a time at which the warrant ceases to be in force; and (d) whether entry is authorized to be made at any time of the day or night or during specified hours.

(6) If during the course of searching under a warrant issued under this section, a police officer finds: 32 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (a) property that the police officer has probable cause to believe to be tainted property either of a type not specified in the warrant or tainted property in relation to another serious offense; or (b) any thing the police officer has probable cause to believe will afford evidence as to the commission of a serious offense (whether or not such offense is the same as that described in the warrant); the police officer may seize that property or thing and the warrant shall be deemed to authorize such seizure.” Section 22.
Section 953 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 12 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 13 follows: 26 “Section 953.

Searches in emergencies.
(1) Where a police officer has probable cause to believe that: (a) particular property is tainted property or evidence relating to a serious offense; (b) it is necessary to exercise the power of search and seizure in order to prevent the concealment, loss or destruction of the property; and (c) the circumstances are so urgent that they require immediate exercise of the power without the authority of a warrant or the order of a court; the police officer may: (i) search a person; 33 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 (ii) enter upon land, or upon or into premises and search for the property; and (iii) if property is found, seize the property.
(2) If during the course of a search conducted under this section, a police officer finds: (a) property that the police officer has probable cause to believe to be tainted property; or (b) anything the police officer has probable cause to believe will afford evidence as to the commission of a serious offense; the police officer may seize that property or thing.” Section 23.
Section 957 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 13 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 14 follows: 26 “Section 957.

Application for restraining order.

(1) The Secretary may apply to the Supreme Court for a restraining order against any covered property whether held by a defendant or held by a person other than a defendant.
(2) An application for a restraining order may be made ex parte and shall be in writing and be accompanied by an affidavit stating: (a) where a defendant has been convicted of a serious offense, the serious offense for which the defendant was convicted, the date of the conviction, the court before which the conviction was obtained and whether an appeal has been lodged against the conviction; 34 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (b) where a defendant has not been convicted of a serious offense, the serious offense with which the defendant is charged or about to be charged, or is believe to have committed, and the grounds for believing that the defendant committed the offense; (c) a description of the property sought to be restrained; (d) the name and address of the person who is believed to be in possession of the property; (e) the grounds for the belief that the property is tainted property in relation to an [the] offense; (f) the grounds for the belief that the defendant derived a benefit directly or indirectly from the commission of an [the] offense; (g) where the application seeks a restraining order against property of a person other than the defendant, the grounds for the belief that the property is tainted property in relation to an [the] offense or [and] is subject to the effective control of the defendant; and (h) the grounds for the belief that a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order may be or is likely to be made under this subchapter in respect of the property.” Section 24.
Section 958 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 24 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 25 follows: 26 “Section 958.

Restraining orders.

35 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (1) Subject to this section, where the Secretary applies to the Supreme Court for a restraining order against property and the Supreme Court is satisfied that: (a) the defendant has been convicted of a serious offense, or has been charged or is about to be charged with a serious offense; (b) where the defendant has not been convicted of a serious offense, there are reasonable grounds for believing that the defendant committed the offense; (c) there is reasonable cause to believe that the property is tainted property in relation to an offense, or that the defendant derived a benefit directly or indirectly from the commission of an [the] offense; (d) where the application seeks a restraining order against property of a person other than the defendant, there are reasonable grounds for believing that the property is tainted property [in relation to an offense], or [and] that the property is subject to the effective control of the defendant; and (e) there are reasonable grounds for believing that a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order is likely to be made under this subchapter in respect of the property; the Supreme Court may make an order prohibiting the defendant or any person from disposing of, or otherwise dealing with, the property or such part thereof or interest therein as is specified in the order, except in such manner as may be 36 of 56 26 C.B.
NO.
15-131 specified in the order, and at the request of the Secretary, or upon its own motion, where the Supreme Court is satisfied that the circumstances so require: (i) [the court is authorized to] appoint a receiver or fiduciary to take custody of the property or such part thereof as is specified in the order, and to manage or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court; and (ii) require any person having possession of the property to give possession thereof to the receiver or fiduciary.
(2) In extreme cases, where undue hardship to innocent parties would otherwise occur, an order under subsection (1) of this section may be made subject to such conditions as the Supreme Court deems fit providing for meting out of the property, or a specified part of the property, the reasonable living expenses of defendant’s immediate family where the Court is satisfied that such expenses cannot be covered out of property that is not subject to a restraining order.
(3) In determining whether there are reasonable grounds for believing property is subject to the effective control of the defendant, the Court may take into account the matters referred to in section 947 of this chapter [title].

(4) Where the court appointed receiver or fiduciary is given a direction in relation to any property, he or she may apply to the Supreme Court for directions or any question 37 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 respecting the management or preservation of the property under his or her control.

[(5) An application under section 957 of this title shall be served on all persons interested in the application or such of them as the Court deems expedient and all such persons shall have the right to appear at the hearing and be heard.]

(5) The Supreme Court may issue a restraining order even if there is no risk of the property being dissipated, disposed of or otherwise dealt with.
(6) The Supreme Court may specify that a restraining order cover property that is acquired by the defendant after the issuance of the order.
(7) Proceedings on an application for restraining order shall be civil proceedings and the standard of proof shall be by the preponderance of the evidence.” [(6) When the application is made under section 957 of this title on the basis that a person is about to be charged, any order made by the Supreme Court shall lapse if the person is not charged: (a) where the offense is an offense against the law of the Federated States of Micronesia, within five working days; and (b) where the offense is an offense against the law of a foreign State, within 150 working days.
]” 38 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 1 Section 25.

Section 959 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 2 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: “Section 959.

Notice of application for restraining order.


Before entering a restraining order the Supreme Court shall [may] require notice be given to, and may hear, any person who, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, appears to have an interest in the property, unless the Supreme Court is of the opinion that giving such notice before making the order would result in the disappearance, dissipation or reduction in value of the property.” Section 26.
Section 963 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 13 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further 14 amended to read as follows: 26 “Section 963.

Duration of restraining order.
(1) Where a defendant has not been charged with a serious offense, a A restraining order issued under this subchapter [act] shall remains in force until: [(1) it is discharged, revoked or varied;] (a [2]) the period of 6 months from the date on which it is made or such later time as the Supreme Court may determine, not to exceed one year; or (b [3]) an application for a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order, as the case may be, is made in respect of property which is the subject of the order; whichever occurs first.
39 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 (2) Where a defendant has been charged with a serious offense, a restraining order shall remain in force until: (a) the period of 6 months from the final disposition of the criminal proceedings against the defendant, or such later time as the Supreme Court may determine; or (b) an application for a confiscation order or a pecuniary penalty order, as the case may be, is made in respect of property which is the subject of the order; whichever occurs first.
(3) The Secretary may apply to the Supreme Court for an extension of a restraining order for a specified period.

After a hearing, with notice to any person that in the opinion of the Supreme Court appears to have an interest in the restrained property, the Supreme Court may grant the extension requested, or such lesser period it deems appropriate, if it is satisfied that an application for a confiscation or pecuniary penalty order may be made against a person with respect to that property.
(4) In the event that a restraining order expires before an application for a confiscation or pecuniary penalty order is made, the property subject to the restraining order shall be released to the person or persons determined by the Supreme Court to have a lawful ownership interest in the property or who are entitled to lawful possession of the property.

40 of 56 C.B.

NO.
40 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 1 2 3 4 (5) Nothing in this section shall require the discharge of property that is relevant evidence in a pending criminal proceeding against a defendant.” Section 27.

Section 964 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 5 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 6 follows: 26 “Section 964. Review of restraining orders.
(1) A person, other than the defendant, who has an interest in property in respect of which a restraining order was entered, or has been appointed by the Supreme Court as a receiver or fiduciary of the property, may, at any time, apply to the Supreme Court for an order under subsection (4) of this section.

(2) An application made under subsection (1) shall not be heard by the Supreme Court unless the applicant has given the Secretary at least 14 [5 working] days notice in writing of the application.
(3) The Supreme Court shall not hear an application under subsection (1) of this section unless the applicant has given reasonable written notice of the application to every person who has an interest in the property at issue.

The Supreme Court may require notice of the application to be given to, and may hear, any person who in the opinion of the Supreme Court, appears to have an interest in the property.
(4) On an application under subsection (1) of this section the Supreme Court may revoke or vary the order or make the 41 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.

15-131 order subject to such conditions as the Supreme Court deems appropriate.
For the purposes of this subsection the Supreme Court may: (a) impose conditions on the applicant; [or] (b) vary the order to permit the payment of reasonable living expenses of the applicant, including his or her dependents, if any, and reasonable legal or business expenses of the applicant; (c) vary the property to which the restraining order relates; (d) order a person to be examined under oath before the Court concerning the affairs of the owner of the property or the defendant; (e) direct the owner of the property or the defendant to give a specified person a statement under oath setting out the particulars of the property or dealings with the property; or (f) if the restraining order directs a receiver or fiduciary to take custody and control of the property: (i) regulate the performance of the duties or powers of the receiver or fiduciary under the restraining order; (ii) decide a question relating to the property; (iii) order a person to do anything to enable the receiver or fiduciary to take custody or control of the property; 42 of 56 26 C.B.
NO.
15-131 (iv) if the restraining order provides that a person’s reasonable expenses in defending a criminal charge be met out of the property, direct that those expenses be taxed as provided in the ancillary order before being met; or (v) provide for the payment to the receiver or fiduciary out of the property of the costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the receiver or fiduciary’s duties under the restraining order; or (g) anything else that the Supreme Court considers necessary under the circumstances.
(5) Where the applicant is a person who claims an interest in the property, an order under subsection (4) of this section may only be made if the Supreme Court is satisfied that [the]: (a) the applicant is the lawful owner of the property or is entitled to lawful possession thereof[, and appears to be innocent of any complicity in the commission of a serious offense or of]; (b) the applicant was not involved in the commission of the offense or in any collusion in relation to such offense; [and] (c) if the applicant acquired interest in the property at the time of or after the alleged commission of the offense, the applicant acquired the interest: (i) for sufficient consideration; and 43 of 56 C.B.
NO.
15-131 (ii) without knowing, and in circumstances such as not to raise a reasonable suspicion, that the property was tainted property or that the property was a benefit obtained as a result of or in connection with the commission of a serious offense; (d [b]) [that] the property will no longer be required for the purposes of any investigation or as evidence in any proceedings; and (e) the property is not tainted property and is not required to satisfy any confiscation or pecuniary penalty order.
(6) If a person is required, in accordance with an order pursuant to subsection (4)(d) or (4)(e) of this section to make a statement under oath: (a) the person is not excused from making the statement on the ground that the statement, or part of it, might tend to incriminate the person or make the person’s property liable to confiscation or penalty; and (b) the statement, and any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the statement, is not admissible against the person in any criminal proceedings except a proceeding for perjury in making the statement.” Section 28.
Section 965 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 25 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby deleted in its entirety.

44 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 1 Section 29.

Section 966 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 2 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 3 follows: 26 “Section 966.

Realization of covered property.


(1) Where: (a) a restraining order, confiscation order or pecuniary penalty order is made in respect to covered property; (b) all conditions of the order have been met; and (c) the order is not discharged; the Supreme Court may, on an application by the Secretary, exercise the powers conferred upon the Supreme Court by this section with respect to covered property [(as defined by section 903(1)(f) of this title)].
(2) The Supreme Court may appoint a receiver in respect of covered property.

(3) The Supreme Court may empower a receiver appointed under subsection (2) of this section to take possession of any covered property subject to such conditions or exceptions as may be specified by the Supreme Court.

(4) The Supreme Court may order any person having possession of covered property to give possession of it to any such receiver.
(5) The Supreme Court may empower any such receiver to realize [(liquidate and convert into cash and/or obtain payment of the value of defendant’s interest)] any covered 45 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 property in such manner as the Supreme Court may direct, including empowering the receiver to liquidate and convert into cash, or obtain payment of the value of a defendant’s interest.
(6) The Supreme Court may order any person holding an interest in covered property to make such payment to the receiver in respect of any interest held by the defendant or, as the case may be, the recipient of a gift caught by this chapter [act] as the Supreme Court may direct, and the Supreme Court may, on the payment being made, by order transfer, grant or extinguish any interest in the property.
(7) The Supreme Court shall not, in respect of any property, exercise the powers conferred by subsections (3), (4), (5) or (6) of this section, unless a reasonable opportunity has been given for persons holding any interest in the property to make representations to the Supreme Court.” Section 30.

Section 967 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 19 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 20 follows: “Section 967.
Application of proceeds of realization and other sums.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the following property in the hands of a receiver appointed under this chapter [act], being: 46 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 (a) the proceeds of the realization of any property under section 966; and (b) any other sums, being property held by the defendant; shall, after such payments, if any, as the Supreme Court may direct have been made out of those sums, be payable to the Clerk of the Supreme Court and be applied on the defendant’s behalf towards the satisfaction of the confiscation order or pecuniary penalty order in the manner provided by subsection (3) of this section.
(2) If, after the amount payable under the confiscation order or pecuniary penalty order has been fully paid, any such sums remain in the hands of such a receiver, the receiver shall distribute those sums: (a) among such of those innocent third persons who held covered property which has been recovered under this subchapter (either through seizure and liquidation or by payment of the defendant’s interest therein by the holder) who have come forward and made application to the Court for return of the property; and (b) in such proportions, as the Supreme Court may direct, after giving a reasonable opportunity for those persons to make representations to the Supreme Court.
(3) Property received by the Clerk of the Supreme Court on account of an amount payable under a confiscation order or pecuniary penalty order shall be applied as follows: 47 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 (a) if received by the Clerk from a receiver under subsection (1) of this section, it shall first be applied in payment of the receiver’s remuneration and expenses; and (b) the balance shall be paid or, as the case may be, transferred, to the Forfeited Assets Fund established under section 980 of this chapter [General Fund of the Federated States of Micronesia until such time that a Federated States of Micronesia Fund For Drug Abuse Prevention And Control is established pursuant to law, at which time, any balance then accrued, shall be paid, or as the case may be, transferred, to said Fund.
]” Section 31.

Section 971 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 13 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 14 follows: 26 “Section 971.

Production orders.
(1) Where a defendant has been charged with or convicted of a serious offense, or there is probable cause to believe that a person has committed a serious offense, and a police officer has reasonable grounds [probable cause] to believe that any person has possession or control of: (a) a document relevant to identifying, locating or quantifying property of the defendant, or to identifying or locating a document necessary for the transfer of property of the defendant; or (b) a document relevant to identifying, locating or quantifying tainted property in relation to the offense, or 48 of 56 26 C.B.
NO.

15-131 to identifying or locating a document necessary for the transfer of tainted property in relation to the offense; the police officer may apply ex parte and in writing to a judge for an order against the person suspected of having possession or control of a document of the kind referred.

The application shall be supported by an affidavit.
(2) The judge may, if he or she finds [considers] there is probable cause for so doing, make an order under this chapter [act], that the person produce to a police officer, or make available to a police officer for inspection, at a time and place specified in the order, any documents of the kind referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A police officer to whom documents are produced may: (a) inspect the documents; (b) make hard or electronic copies of or print the documents; [or] (c) retain the documents for so long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this chapter [act]; or (d) take extracts from it.

(4) Where a police officer retains the documents produced, the officer shall make a copy of the documents available to the person who produced them.
(5) A person is not entitled to refuse to produce documents ordered to be produced under this section on the ground that the document might tend to incriminate that person or make such person liable to a penalty, or the production of the 49 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 document would be in breach of an obligation of the person not to disclose the existence or contents of the document.
(6) Where a document is stored on a computer, the person in possession or control of the computer shall grant the police officer access to the computer and any software necessary to open and inspect the document.” Section 32.

Section 976 of title 11 of the Code of the Federated 8 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as 9 follows: 26 “Section 976.

Search warrant for location of documents relevant to locating property.
(1) Where: (a) a defendant has been charged or convicted of a serious offense, or there is probable cause to believe that person has committed a serious offense; or (b) the police officer has probable cause to believe that there is, or may be [within the next 72 hours], upon any land or upon or in any premises, a document of the type described in subsection 971(1) of this chapter [title] in relation to the offense; the police officer may make an application supported by sworn affidavit to a judge for a search warrant in respect of that land or those premises.
(2) Where an application is made under subsection (1) of this section for a warrant to search land or premises, the judge may, subject to subsection (4) of this section issue a 50 of 56 26 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 warrant authorizing a police officer (whether or not named in the warrant), with such assistance and by such force as is necessary and reasonable: (a) to enter upon the land or in or upon any premises and to search the land or premises for property of that kind; and (b) to seize property found in the course of the search that the police officer has probable cause to believe to be property of that kind.
(3) A judge shall not issue a warrant under subsection (2) of this section unless the judge is satisfied that: (a) a production order has been issued in respect of the document and has not been complied with; (b) a production order in respect of the document would be unlikely to be effective, or the document may be destroyed or altered if notice is given to any person; (c) the investigation for the purposes of which the search warrant is being sought might be seriously prejudiced if the police officer does not gain immediate access to the document without any notice to any person; or (d) the document involved cannot be identified or described with sufficient particularity to enable a production order to be obtained.
(4) A warrant issued under this section shall state: (a) the purpose for which it is issued, including a reference to the nature of the relevant offense; 51 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 (b) a description of the kind of documents authorized to be seized; (c) a time at which the warrant ceases to be in force; and (d) whether entry is authorized to be made at any time of the day or night or during specified hours.
(5) If during the course of searching under a warrant issued under this section, a police officer finds: (a) a document of the type described in section 971(1) that the police officer believes on probable cause, to relate to the relevant offense, or to another serious office; or (b) any thing the police officer believes on probable cause will afford evidence as to the commission of a serious offense; the police officer may seize that property or thing and the warrant shall be deemed to authorize such seizure.” Section 33.
Sections 978 and 979 of title 11 of the Code of the 18 Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, are hereby deleted in their 19 entirety.

20 Section 34.

Title 11 of the Code of the Federated 21 States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new 22 part 7 of subchapter III of chapter 9 entitled “Forfeited Assets 23 Fund”.

24 Section 35.
24 Section 35.

Title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of 25 Micronesia, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section 26 980 of chapter 9 to read as follows: 52 of 56 C.B.

NO.

15-131 “Section 980.

Establishment of Forfeited Assets Fund.

There is hereby established the Forfeited Assets Fund and the Secretary may make regulations for the administration and use of this fund.” Section 36.
Title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of 6 Micronesia, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section 7 981 of chapter 9 to read as follows: “Section 981. Credit to fund.
There shall be placed in the Forfeited Assets Fund amounts equal to: (1) proceeds of confiscation orders; (2)proceeds paid pursuant to section 940 of this chapter; (3) proceeds of pecuniary penalty orders; (4) money paid to the Federated States of Micronesia by a foreign country in connection with assistance provided by the Federated States of Micronesia in relation to the recovery by that country of the proceeds of unlawful activity or the investigation or prosecution of unlawful activity; and (5) proceeds of forfeiture order made under any other law.” Section 37.
Title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of 20 Micronesia, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section 21 982 of chapter 9 to read as follows: 22 23 24 25 “Section 982.

Payments out of fund.

Funds in the Forfeited Assets Fund may be used for the following purposes: (1) making any payments to foreign countries that the Secretary deems appropriate under an equitable sharing 53 of 56 C.B.

NO.
15-131 program pursuant to section 1728 of title 12 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia; (2) making any payments under a program approved by the Secretary under section 983 of this chapter; (3) making any payments that the Secretary deems necessary to satisfy the obligation of the Federated States of Micronesia in respect of a registered foreign forfeiture order or a registered foreign pecuniary penalty order; (4) making any payments necessary for the administration of the Forfeited Assets Fund; and (5) for such other purposes as Congress shall from time to time legislate.” Section 38.
Title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of 14 Micronesia, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section 15 983 of chapter 9 to read as follows: “Section 983.

Special programs.
Special programs.

The Secretary may, in writing, approve a program for the expenditure in a particular fiscal year of funds in the Forfeited Assets Fund for the following purposes: (1) to assist in the treatment of persons convicted of crimes who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction; (2) to assist the treatment of persons who as a result of a mental condition pose a danger to themselves or persons in the community; 54 of 56 C.B.

NO.
NO.

15-131 (3) to promote awareness of National and international efforts to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism; and (4) to renovate the prisons in the Federated State of Micronesia.” Section 39.

Title 11 of the Code of the Federated States of 7 Micronesia, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section 984 8 of chapter 9 to read as follows: “Section 984.

Annual report.
Annual report.

The Secretary shall report to the President and the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia on the status of the fund prior to the close of each fiscal year.

Section 40.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 14 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its becoming 15 law without such approval.

16 17 Date: 5/31/08 Introduced by: /s/ Joe N. Suka 26 Joe N. Suka (by request) 55 of 56 C.B.

NO.

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