Posted on 11/07/2021 4:54:07 AM PST by markomalley
Q: Can the government take your property without a conviction? How is that legal?
Civil forfeiture is when the government seizes the money, homes and cars of people engaged in criminal activity. The money is mostly used to boost the budget of law enforcement agencies. Historically, civil forfeiture was used infrequently until it was developed as a tool in the war on drugs in the 1980s. It expanded in use to seizing the cars of intoxicated drivers, or the proceeds from activities ranging from illegal gambling to securities fraud.
The reason this is legal is that, while people have constitutional rights, property does not. Taking property without a criminal conviction is possible because the government is proceeding “in rem” against the property and not the individual. The resultant burden for the government to seize property is lower than it would be to convict an individual. The key is whether the property is sufficiently connected to a criminal activity. People can contest the seizure but this can take time, money and a legal hearing with no guarantee that the property will be returned.
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. . . Unless they are Conservatives, which makes hem domestic terrorists.
#Among the long list of things that need to be fixed is civil asset forfeitures.
Big time. I’ve been ranting about this for decades. it is nothing less than government sponsored theft.
There are NO redeeming qualities of this crap.
Yep
Special thanks go to FR’s Drug Warriors for doing their part to support this.
Agree.
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