Civil forfeiture laws allow the government to take cash, cars, homes and other property suspected of being involved in criminal activity. Unlike criminal forfeiture, with civil forfeiture, the property owner doesn’t have to be charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime to permanently lose his property.
STATES ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO KEEP PART OR ALL OF THE CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDS
UP TO 80% OF VICTIMS AREN’T CHARGED WITH A CRIME
FORFEITURES ARE
UNCONTESTED
Once your property has been seized by the government there is a byzantine process to get it back. See the steps and pitfalls for navigating a federal forfeiture case in this comprehensive overview.
Civil forfeiture laws allow the government to take cash, cars, homes and other property suspected of being involved in criminal activity.
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