When the settlement consists of the seizure of an item in favour of the State, the person must return the item to the court clerk’s office against a receipt within the allotted time. If the item has been seized and is still in the possession of the investigating department, the latter is notified of the validation decision and sends the seal to the court registry. Once the court clerk’s office is in possession of the seal, it may immediately proceed to destroy the object or hand it over to the estates department or the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets.