18 U.S.C. Sec. 1963(A)(1) FORFEITURE ELEMENTS is a section of the United States Code that outlines the requirements for the forfeiture of property associated with criminal racketeering activity. This section specifies that any person convicted of an offense under section 1962 of the United States Code shall forfeit to the United States (1) any interest the person has acquired or maintained in violation of section 1962, (2) any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds which the person obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity, and (3) any of the person's assets traceable to such proceeds. The three main types of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1963(A)(1) FORFEITURE ELEMENTS are (1) an interest acquired or maintained in violation of section 1962, (2) any property derived from proceeds obtained from racketeering activity, and (3) assets traceable to such proceeds.