41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101
Inventory records
Each bureau shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining inventory records of its seized personal property to ensure that:
(a) The date the property was seized is recorded;
(b) All of the property associated with a case is recorded together under the case name and number;
(c) The location of storage of the property is recorded;
(d) A well documented chain of custody is kept; and
(e) All information in the inventory records is accurate and current.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: United States v. Cardona-Sandoval, 518 F.3d 13 (1st Cir. 2008).
United States v. Cardona-Sandoval, 518 F.3d 13 (1st Cir. 2008). “The Second Circuit has noted that the DEA is presumed to keep records of the properties it seizes and stores under Department of Justice regulations found at 41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 . 4 “With these records at hand, is should be a simple matter for the Government to establish on…”
Luis Mora v. United States, 955 F.2d 156 (2d Cir. 1992). “41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 (1991). In light of the government’s own regulation, it may not so- easily brush aside Mora’s request for the return of his property because it cannot be located.”
Dekalu Add Rufu v. United States, 20 F.3d 63 (2d Cir. 1994). “41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 . With these records at hand, it should be a simple matter for the Government to establish on remand what property was seized from Rufu and.”
United States v. Melquiades, 394 F. App'x 578 (11th Cir. 2010). “Pursuant to 41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 : Each bureau shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining inventory records of its seized personal property to ensure that: (a) The date the property was seized is recorded: (b) All of the property associated with a case is recorded…”
United States v. Cardona, 897 F. Supp. 802 (S.D.N.Y. 1995). “41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 . See Rufu, 20 F.3d at 63 .”
Amadi v. United States, 282 F. Supp. 2d 1 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). “Merits of Plaintiffs Rule 41(g) Motion Where, as here, the parties dispute whether the property in question was ever seized, the government bears the initial burden “of proving that it dealt with plaintiffs property in accordance with regulations prescribed in 41 C.F.R. §…”
Bautista v. United States, 813 F. Supp. 187 (E.D.N.Y 1993). “These cases are particularly troublesome because they so easily could be avoided if *189 arresting agents maintain accurate inventories, as required under 41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 , and, where possible, obtain signed acknowledgements from detainees that the inventory is accurate…”
VANHORN v. Florida, 677 F. Supp. 2d 1288 (M.D. Fla. 2009). “101 ("Each bureau shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining inventory records of its seized personal property to ensure that: (a) The date the property seized is recorded; (b) All of the property associated with a case is recorded together under the case name and…”
Otonye v. United States, 903 F. Supp. 357 (E.D.N.Y 1995). “See 41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 (1991) discussed in Mora, 955 F.”
United States v. Johnny Brett Gregory, 546 F. App'x 933 (11th Cir. 2013). “See 41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 . Gregory alleged that the firearm was in the possession of the government, although it had, in 2008, obtained an order allowing it to destroy the firearm, see 28 U.”
Amadi v. United States (E.D.N.Y 2025). “” 41 CFR § 128-50.101 (1991). Here, the Government has submitted a receipt of property recording the items seized from Plaintiff at the time of his arrest.”
United States v. Mohammad, 95 F. Supp. 2d 236 (D.N.J. 2000). “41 C.F.R. § 128-50.101 (West 2000). The DEA falls within the Department of Justice, making the above regulations applicable to that agency.”
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