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  2. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In a civil forfeiture case in the United States, the state is the plaintiff and a thing is the defendant—in this case, the thing is $25,180 cash that was seized by police under suspicion of being involved in illegal activity. In legal terms, it is an in rem case (against a thing) as opposed to an in personam case (against a person). Here is ...

  3. Equitable sharing - Wikipedia

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    Equitable sharing refers to a United States program in which the proceeds of liquidated seized assets from asset forfeiture are shared between state and federal law enforcement authorities. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 set up the arrangement in which state and local police can share the seizures with federal agents. [1]

  4. New state forfeiture laws will not affect deputies - AOL

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    The report shows that in 2023 Dickinson County Sheriff's Department had the second highest cash and property total forfeiture in the state, coming in behind Wichita Police Department. The total ...

  5. Asset forfeiture - Wikipedia

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    Asset forfeiture or asset seizure is a form of confiscation of assets by the authorities. In the United States, it is a type of criminal-justice financial obligation . It typically applies to the alleged proceeds or instruments of crime.

  6. Tenaha, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Between 2006 and 2008, Tenaha Marshal’s Office used state forfeiture regulations to seize property from nearly 200 motorists. In about 50 of the cases, suspects were charged with drug possession. In about 50 of the cases, suspects were charged with drug possession.

  7. Forfeiture (law) - Wikipedia

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    In rem forfeiture actions may lead to unusual or even comedic case names, such as United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for modern forfeiture actions in the United States with regards to criminal prosecution. This allows for forfeiture absent an in rem action ...

  8. Talk:Civil forfeiture in the United States/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, Attorney General Eric Holder temporarily ended the policy of "adoptive forfeiture", which occurred "when a state or local law enforcement agency seizes property pursuant to state law and requests that a federal agency take the seized asset and forfeit it under federal law" due to abuse. Adoptive seizures account for just 30% of ...

  9. States with the Highest and Lowest Property Tax Rates - AOL

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    The Aloha State boasts the lowest overall property tax rate — 0.27%. But don’t get confused. Hawaii is still one of the most expensive states in the country to live in.