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  2. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Civil forfeiture in the United States has a history dating back several hundred years, with roots in British maritime law. In the mid-1600s, when what would become the United States was a British colony, the British Navigation Acts were enacted.

  3. Civil forfeiture, due process and property - AOL

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    The Supreme Court stated the law on the matter: under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, states ordinarily may not seize real property (real estate) before providing notice and a ...

  4. Kansas police seize property without criminal charges, but ...

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    Several states have implemented their own changes in recent years, including Illinois, which made it harder to forfeit property, and Nebraska, which abolished civil asset forfeiture in 2016. Law ...

  5. Asset forfeiture - Wikipedia

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    The assets that are forfeited for criminal and civil offenses are used "to put more cops on the street", according to former United States President George H. W. Bush. [27] [failed verification] The assets are dispersed among the law enforcement community for things such as paying the attorneys involved in the forfeiture case, police vehicles ...

  6. Does asset forfeiture fight crime, or is it just a ... - AOL

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    New Mexico, for example, passed laws to end civil forfeiture, redirect all criminal forfeiture proceeds to the state’s general fund and place restrictions on the federal forfeiture equitable ...

  7. Innocent owner defense - Wikipedia

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    It is defined in section 983(d) of title 18 of the United States Code) and is part of the Code that defines forfeiture laws and more specifically the general rules for civil forfeiture proceedings. It states that the "claimant shall have the burden of proving that the claimant is an innocent owner by a preponderance of the evidence.

  8. Kansas police seize millions in assets annually. Lawmakers ...

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    The House and Senate passed separate bills on civil asset forfeiture, a controversial practice that allows law enforcement to seize property allegedly linked to criminal activity even if someone ...

  9. Krimstock hearing - Wikipedia

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    The Center for New York City Law at New York Law School keeps an archive of OATH decisions, including Krimstock decisions. [17] Return of a vehicle pursuant to a Krimstock hearing is temporary. Whether the vehicle is ultimately recovered or surrendered to police is determined at civil forfeiture proceedings in New York State Supreme Court. [18]

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