If you do not receive personal or mailed notice, you must file your claim within 30 days after the last time notice is published in a newspaper.
County: your claim must be filed in the county where the property was seized. If the property was not seized, file your claim in the county where the property is located.
Serve a copy: within 30 days after filing your claim, serve a copy on the District Attorney or Attorney General.
Filing stamp: the copy must have the court clerk's filing stamp on it.
Court address: if you have received a notice, you can find the address of the court on that notice.
Urgent: this notice is urgent. If you do not understand it, you must seek help.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Form Name | MC-200 |
| Form Length | 2 pages |
| Fillable? | Yes |
| Fillable fields | 80 |
| Avg. time to fill out | 14 min |
| Edition | January 1, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | Judicial Council of California |
| Where to file | The county where the property was seized; if it was not seized, the county where it is located |
| Matches the agency's file | Yes, checked October 2, 2026 |
| Other names | MC-200, MC200, MC 200, Form MC-200, California MC-200, Claim Opposing Forfeiture |
| Official source | MC-200 (Rev January 1, 2018), Judicial Council of California |
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