- “significant weaknesses in its processes for the expenditure of state asset forfeiture funds”
- 10% of expenditures did not comply with state requirements for use of asset forfeiture property
- 18% of asset forefeiture expenditures did not have adequate documents
- Dallas County District Attorney Office should clarify its budgeting process to reflect permitted uses of asset forefeiture property
- During the SAO investigation the State Auditor received a “complaint regarding potential fraud…
Category Archives: civil asset forfeiture
Lege Trend: Civil Asset Seizure Reform in the Wolverine Homestate
Michigan legislature is moving a bill to refrom civil asset forfeiture laws that will:
- Increase the burden of proof for police to “clear and convincing evidence,” that the property came from crime. Up from “preponderance of the evidence.”
- Local police will be required to document the property they seize & their investigation with Michigan state police
- Michigan state police will have to post online all civil asset forfeitures
- Expanded to the number of crimes for qhich asset forfeiture…
Lack of Eminent Domain Restrictions Causes US to fall to #16 in World Economic Freedom Ranking
What’s this ranking about? The Fraser Institute ranks countries on their economic freedom.
What ranking is the U.S.? 16th
Which counties beat the U.S.? Hong Kong and Singapore lead the pack and are joined by New Zealand, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Mauritius, Jordan, Ireland, Canada, and the United Kingdom
Why has the U.S. fallen in rankings? overregulation, civil asset forfeiture, eminent domain, and other factors have combined to make the country much less…
Private Property Rights: 3 Reasons why Red States Act Now on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform & 6 Reforms via TPPF
TPPF tells us red states are moving to reform cvil asset forfeiture laws because:
- affront to central conservative ideals of property rights]
- affront to due process of law
- affront to the rule of law
Recommended reforms:
- abolish civil asset forfeiture entirely
- prohibit or regulate asset sharing with the federal government
- implement loser pay, so that the government pays attorney fees for innocent citizens
- require the state to “substantiate the property owner’s involvement in a…