Our office has a few asset forfeiture cases that have been dismissed for want of prosecution. The cases usually have a respondent that has not been served and whose whereabouts are unattainable. My question is, once the forfeiture case has been dismissed for want of prosecution, where do the seized funds go?

Do the funds now qualify under CCP Art. 18.17, or is there a section of the State comptroller that should receive the funds under the unclaimed property division?

I have contacted a few people at the Texas Comptroller�s office, but could not get any real answers.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.