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Tennessee House Subcommittee Unanimously Kills Bill to Restrict Asset Forfeiture, Close Federal Loophole

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:March 16, 2016
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tennessee Tenth Amendment Center

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Mar 16, 2016) – Today, a House Subcommittee voted unanimously to kill a bill reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation would have also taken on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in…

Tennessee Legislation Takes on “Policing for Profit” via Asset Forfeiture; Closes Federal Loophole

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 27, 2016
Post category:Legislation Network Archives Sovereignty Tennessee Tenth Amendment Center

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2016) – Bills introduced in the Tennessee legislature would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. Rep. Tilman…