Florida Bill Would Require Criminal Conviction Before Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of Federal Program
a Florida House subcommittee unanimously passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process by requiring a criminal conviction in most cases. The enactment of this legislation would also take a significant step toward opting the state out of a program that allows police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the feds.
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