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PA Proposals Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture

• popularliberty.com

Supporters of the bills repeatedly equated the policy to theft. Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks) said civil asset forfeiture is falling more heavily on the poor because most seizures are small sums of cash, far outweighed by the costs of going to court to retrieve seized belongings.

"The legislation would require law enforcement to first get a conviction before seizing any property. Under the House and Senate bills, any money generated from the seizure or sale of those items could not go straight into the coffers of the law enforcement unit.

The effort faces fierce opposition from prosecutors, some of whom use civil forfeiture to help fund their investigations. The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association calls the policy is an important public safety tool and a way to take the profit out of drug crimes."


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