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Mississippi Passes on Comprehensive Asset Forfeiture Reform, Takes Smaller Step Forward

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:April 30, 2017
Post category:Mississippi Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

JACKSON, Miss. (April 30, 2017) – Instead of passing comprehensive asset forfeiture reform that would have also closed a loophole allowing police to circumvent more stringent state laws by passing cases to the feds, Mississippi took a very small step forward and enacted a modest measure increasing asset forfeiture transparency. The Mississippi legislature passed, and…

Mississippi Bill Takes on Asset Forfeiture, Closes Federal Loophole in Most Cases

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:January 23, 2017
Post category:Mississippi Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 23, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate would reform the state’s 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…