Tennessee Bills Take on Asset Forfeiture, Close Federal Loophole in Most Cases
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2017) – 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. Martin…