Rep. Brian Greene (R) |
HB 22 (Civil Asset Forfeiture - Procedural Reforms) Libertas Institute supports this bill. Civil asset forfeiture is a legal tool that allows police and prosecutors to steal, under the color of law, a person's property without that person being charged with—let alone being convicted of—a crime. Following two years of successful reform on this issue by Libertas Institute, this bill enacts strong reforms by: requiring a specific, related criminal allegation; limiting the type of property that can be seized; removing a cap for attorney's fees, which disincentivizes owners to fight for their property; requires property to be returned, with interest, if the owner is acquitted of the related criminal allegation; and requires that proceeds from civil forfeiture have to be placed in the education fund. |
EMAIL REP. BRIAN GREENE