Asset Forfeiture
South Carolina Bills Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program in Most Cases
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 5, 2022) – Two bills prefiled in the South Carolina Senate would reform the stateโs asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking a personโs property without a criminal conviction in most situations. Passage of either bill would...
New York Senate Committee Passes Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program in Most Cases
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 10, 2022) โ On Monday, a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would reform the stateโs asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction and opt the state out of a federal asset forfeiture program known as โequitable sharingโ in most...
What Happened When New Mexico Ended Civil Asset Forfeiture?
In 2015, New Mexico scrapped its civil asset forfeiture laws and replaced them with a criminal process requiring a conviction before forfeiture can commence. Law enforcement lobbyists warned that ending civil forfeiture would cause crime to skyrocket. So, what...
Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would End State Civil Asset Forfeiture But Federal Loophole Would Remain
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 7, 2022) โ On Tuesday, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would repeal the stateโs civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. But the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to...