Alaska

 

Grades 
Forfeiture
Law Grade
 State Law Evasion Grade  Final
Grade
Alaska

 

Forfeiture Law
Alaska has terrible civil forfeiture laws.  Not only does the government merely need to show probable cause to forfeit property, but an innocent owner bears the burden of trying to reclaim his property and prove his innocence.  Once a property owner is given notice that his property has been seized, he has thirty days to respond.  If he fails to claim the property within that time frame, it is automatically forfeited.  These problems are compounded by the fact that law enforcement in Alaska keeps 100 percent of the revenues generated by civil forfeitures, creating a perverse incentive to seize as much property as possible.  Moreover, there is no legal requirement that Alaska authorities collect or report data on their forfeitures.

 

Forfeitures as Reported to LEMAS (Drug-related only)

Total Assets Forfeited

Assets Forfeited per
Law Enforcement Agency

1993

$951,002

$88,125

1997

$373,114

$6,497

2000

$555,683

$11,376

2003

$1,479,741

$30,651

 

Equitable Sharing Proceeds from the Assets Forfeiture Fund (AFF)

Proceeds Returned to State

FY 2000

$497,162

FY 2001

$291,732

FY 2002

$656,799

FY 2003

$781,954

FY 2004

$419,726

FY 2005

$704,298

FY 2006

$1,096,715

FY 2007

$2,238,822

FY 2008

$562,221

Total

$7,249,429

Average per Year

$805,492

 
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No Data Available; Not Required to Collect

 

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