Massachusetts Bill Would Remove Financial Incentive for Asset Forfeiture
BOSTON, Mass. (March 16, 2022) β Β A bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate would reform the stateβs asset forfeiture laws to remove the financial incentive for state and local police to participate in the federal βequitable sharingβ program. Sen. Cynthia Creem...
New Hampshire Committee Passes Bill to Limit Participation in Federal Asset Forfeiture Program
CONCORD, N.H. (March 7, 2022) β 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...
Rhode Island Bill Would End State Civil Asset Forfeiture, but Federal Loophole Would Remain
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 18, 2022) β A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. Β But the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to continue using asset...