Rep. Brian Greene (R)

HB 19 (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Amendments)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

Utah law allows prosecutors to permanently obtain ownership of property taken from a person who has not been charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime. This bill would reform forfeiture law to require a criminal conviction in forfeiture cases where a property owner is fighting back.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. We have been working for several years to illustrate the problems with this policy and fight the taxpayer-funded lobbying efforts of police and prosecutorial entities in the state. Due process and property rights are being violated; this law would help stop these problems.