As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Applicable agency' means the agency, board, commission or department charged by law or permitted by agreement with conducting the forfeiture proceeding for the particular property seized; and(2) 'Secured party' means the holder of a security interest in the seized property acquired in the ordinary course of business within the meaning of § 47-9-102(a) and shall include a recourse party under the terms of a financing agreement.Acts 1994, ch. 925, § 1; 2000, ch. 846, § 27.
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