In KP-0200 (2018 | TX) the Texas Attorney General answered this question:
whether an attorney representing the State may use civil asset forfeiture funds accrued under article 59.06(c)(l) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to insure real property forfeited to the State
Can civil asset forfeiture funds be used for insurance for the forfeited property? Probably yes
Why is this use of forfeiture funds permitted when it isn’t on the statutory list of uses?
- TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 59.06(d-4) allows use of these funds that preserve, administer or enforce state law
- Buying insurance helps the state if it wins or loses in court.
- it protects the assets if the state wins
- it mitigagtes losses if the state loses in court