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A legal proceeding that is utilized in animal cruelty cases to address the cost of caring for victim animals until a criminal trial takes place. Once a preconviction forfeiture petition is filed, a defendant animal owner has a certain amount of time to pay a bond amount that will be used to provide care for their animals while they await trial. If the defendant animal owner cannot pay the bond amount, then ownership of the animals is transferred by an order of the court to a designated entity.