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Colorado Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Further Opt State Out of Federal Program

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:March 2, 2023
Post category:Colorado Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

a Colorado House committee held a hearing on a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. The enactment of this legislation would also further opt 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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Colorado Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Further Opt State Out of Federal Program

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 24, 2023
Post category:Colorado Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

HB1086 builds on previous forfeiture reforms. In 2017, Colorado imposed strict reporting requirements on asset forfeiture in the state and it expanded those requirements in 2018. This kind of transparency often creates the momentum needed to drive future change.

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