Arizona Independent: Arizona House Advances Landmark Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
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The bill requires law enforcement to secure a criminal conviction before an individual’s property may be forfeited under the state’s civil asset forfeiture law. Currently, law enforcement may seize and keep property from individuals that are never charged or convicted of a criminal offense.
“Today, the House voted to strengthen due process and property rights of innocent Arizonans,” said Lauren Krisai, Senior Policy Analyst for Justice Action Network. “House Bill 2810 ensures that law enforcement cannot permanently take property from innocent Arizonans never charged or convicted of a crime—an egregious process that has gone on for far too long in the state. We thank Representative Grantham for authoring this bill, and members of the House for coming together to protect the property and due process rights of all Arizonans. We hope this bipartisan consensus will carry through to the Senate.”