Asset Forfeiture
New Hampshire Committee Passes Bill to Limit Participation in Federal Asset Forfeiture Program
CONCORD, N.H. (March 7, 2022) โ On Friday, a New Hampshire House committee approved a bill that would take the first step toward closing a loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent more stringent state asset forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the...
Tennessee Bills Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2022) Bills filedย in the Tennessee House and Senate would reform the stateโs asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction in most cases, and opt the state out of a federal asset forfeiture program known as โequitable sharing.โ Rep....
Rhode Island Bill Would End State Civil Asset Forfeiture, but Federal Loophole Would Remain
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 18, 2022) โ A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. ย But the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to continue using asset...
Kansas Bill Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Laws but Federal Loophole Would Remain
TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 11, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Kansas House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. But the legislation leaves a loophole open that allows police to...