Administrative forfeiture; reenact section repealed on July 1, 2018, amend notice and contest procedures.

SB 2502 reinstates administrative forfeiture procedures for property valued under $20,000 seized under Mississippi's Uniform Controlled Substances Law. For property under $10,000, law enforcement must post notices online for 30 days on a site maintained by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (instead of mail or newspaper notices), with other agencies potentially paying a fee to use the site. Property owners have 30 days to contest forfeitures in writing; if no contest is filed, the district attorney declares forfeiture and the property is distributed per existing law. This directly affects owners of seized items (like cash or vehicles) related to drug offenses under $20,000.