Civil Forfeiture Model Legislation
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Criminal Forfeiture Process Act
Civil forfeiture allows the government to seize cars, cash, and other property with few safeguards for property owners. To lose your property in most states, prosecutors do not have to charge you, let alone convict…
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Anti-Circumvention Forfeiture Act
Under civil forfeiture, the state can permanently confiscate your cash, car, and other property—without a prosecutor convicting or even charging you with a crime. Although some states have acted to protect innocent property owners, a…
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act
Civil forfeiture—where the government can take and keep your property without ever charging you with a crime, let alone convicting you of one—is one of the greatest threats to property rights in the nation. Such…