21. The owner of seized property, other than the owner referred to in the first paragraph of section 20.1 and who is not the defendant, may claim the ownership thereof during penal proceedings and thereafter until final judgment, by presenting to the judge a motion alleging the nature of his right in the property seized and proving his title of ownership.
The judge to whom the motion is referred may, on the conditions he determines, order the property returned to the claimant.
1983, c. 39, s. 21; 2021, c. 242021, c. 24, s. 161.