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Pagination Table: RULES1

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

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(i) the place of seizure and whether it was on land

or on navigable waters;

(ii) whether the property is within the district,
and if the property is not within the district the
statutory basis for the court’s exercise of jurisdic-
tion over the property; and

(iii) all allegations required by the statute under

which the action is brought.

(3) Judicial authorization and process.

(a) Arrest warrant.

(i) When the United States ﬁles a complaint de-
manding a forfeiture for violation of a federal stat-
ute, the clerk must promptly issue a summons and
a warrant for the arrest of the vessel or other prop-
erty without requiring a certiﬁcation of exigent
circumstances.

(ii)(A) In other actions, the court must review
If the
the complaint and any supporting papers.
conditions for an in rem action appear to exist, the
court must issue an order directing the clerk to
issue a warrant for the arrest of the vessel or other
property that is the subject of the action.

(B) If the plaintiff or the plaintiff ’s attorney cer-
tiﬁes that exigent circumstances make court review
impracticable, the clerk must promptly issue a sum-
mons and a warrant for the arrest of the vessel or
other property that is the subject of the action.
The plaintiff has the burden in any post-arrest hear-
ing under Rule E(4)(f) to show that exigent circum-
stances existed.

(b) Service.

(i) If the property that is the subject of the action
is a vessel or tangible property on board a vessel,
the warrant and any supplemental process must be
delivered to the marshal for service.

(ii) If the property that is the subject of the ac-
tion is other property, tangible or intangible, the