§ 4.1-344. Sale of forfeited property
If no valid lien is established against property seized in accordance with § 4.1-339, and, upon the trial of the information, it is determined that the owner thereof was himself using the property at the time of the seizure, and that the illegal use was with his knowledge or consent, the property shall be completely forfeited to the Commonwealth, and an order shall be made for the sale of such property by the sheriff of the county or city, in the manner prescribed by law. Out of the proceeds of such sale shall be paid the costs of the proceedings, and the residue shall be paid into the Literary Fund. Failure to maintain on a conveyance or vehicle a permit or other indicia of permission issued by the Board authorizing the transportation of alcoholic beverages within, into or through the Commonwealth when other Board regulations have been complied with shall not be cause for the forfeiture of such conveyance or vehicle.
(Code 1950, § 4-56; 1954, c. 504; 1968, c. 763; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1973, c. 16; 1978, cc. 434, 436; 1981, c. 365; 1983, c. 271; 1984, c. 52; 1993, c. 866.)
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