Introduced
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To establish that property seized from a person because it may be associated with a suspected drug crime is not subject to forfeiture unless the individual is actually convicted. The bill would also prohibit officials from requiring a person to negotiate for return of their property.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-5) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To lower the threshold at which conviction would no longer be required for forfeiture from $50,000 to $10,000.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 83 to 26 (details)
To establish that property seized from a person because it may be associated with a suspected drug crime is not subject to forfeiture unless an individual is actually convicted. However, the conviction requirement would only apply to forfeitures of less than $50,000 (meaning police and prosecutors could still take and keep those assets using a lower burden of proof).
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
