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Getting seized property back in Italy

Avv. Massimo Romano · updated 18/08/2026

Getting seized property back in Italy is decided by the provision below, by how the facts are qualified, and by what is done in the first weeks. Sentence, criminal record and right of residence follow from that. We answer on your own facts, at any hour, and you need not be in Italy.

Provision: Artt. 262, 263, 324 c.p.p. (riesame del sequestro)
Checked 18/08/2026.

What this page covers

Whether Getting seized property back in Italy ends in a conviction, and with what sentence, depends on how the facts are qualified and on decisions taken in the first weeks — long before any trial.

Governing provision: Artt. 262, 263, 324 c.p.p. (riesame del sequestro)

The questions that decide the outcome

  • What to do now
  • What is actually happening
  • How this differs from the US and the UK
  • What this means for you

What people ask us about this

  • How long can Italian police keep my seized property?
  • How do I get my passport back from Italian authorities?
  • How do I get my seized car released in Italy?
  • What is a riesame and when do I file it?

Avv. Massimo Romano — Italian criminal defence lawyer, Naples Bar no. 14553, admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation since 23 October 2015.

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