(a) A judicial officer may disallow a person from using the resources of the courts of the United States in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in third party proceedings in any related criminal forfeiture action upon a finding that such person— (1) after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for his apprehension, in order to avoid criminal prosecution— (A) purposely leaves the jurisdiction of the United States; (B) declines to enter or reenter the United States to submit to its jurisdiction; or (C) otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person; and (2) is not confined or held in custody in any other jurisdiction for commission of criminal conduct in that jurisdiction. (b) Subsection (a) may be applied to a claim filed by a corporation if any majority shareholder, or individual filing the claim on behalf of the corporation is a person to whom subsection (a) applies. (Added Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(a) , Apr. 25, 2000 , 114 Stat. 219 ; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 322 , Oct. 26, 2001 , 115 Stat. 315 ; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1171(c) , Jan. 5, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3123 ; Pub. L. 109–177, title IV, § 406(a)(1) , Mar. 9, 2006 , 120 Stat. 244 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 2006— Pub. L. 109–177 directed amendment of directory language of Pub. L. 107–56, § 322 , identical to amendment by Pub. L. 109–162 . See below. Pub. L. 109–162 amended directory language of Pub. L. 107–56, § 322 . See 2001 Amendment note below. 2001— Pub. L. 107–56, § 322 , as amended by Pub. L. 109–162 , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2006 Amendment Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1171(c) , Jan. 5, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3123 , provided in part that the amendment made by section 1171(c) of Pub. L. 109–162 is effective Oct. 26, 2001 . Effective Date Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(c) , Apr. 25, 2000 , 114 Stat. 219 , provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to any case pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Apr. 25, 2000 ].”