Justice Manual § 9-114.200

It is the policy of the Department of Justice to waive the payment of certain costs and expenses incident to the seizure and forfeiture of property that is being restored through remission to an owner victim of the underlying offense when the owner victim is a natural person. This policy does not apply to non-owner victims. The costs and expenses subject to waiver are property management and case-related expenses incurred in connection with the forfeiture and include storage, maintenance, and security costs, as well as those costs incurred in connection with the requirement that the government provide notice of the action to potential claimants. It is preferable to restore forfeited property to owner victims, thus avoiding disposition costs. In the event property must be sold to restore property to one or more victim owners, the costs of sale will not be waived. Nor should costs be waived where the petitioner seeking remission as an owner victim is an agency of a state or the federal government. See Chapter 4 of the Asset Forfeiture Policy Manual ("Waiver of Costs to Owner Victims in Remission Cases" and "Guidelines and Procedures for Restoration of Forfeited Property to Crime Victims via Restitution in lieu of Remission").