New Hampshire Committee Holds Hearing on a Bill to Limit Participation in...
CONCORD, N.H. (Jan. 24, 2022) – Earlier this month, a New Hampshire House committee held a hearing on a bill that would take the first step toward closing a loophole allowing state and local police to...
View ArticleHawaii Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan. 23, 2022) – A bill filed in the Hawaii Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction in most cases, and opt the state out of a federal...
View ArticleNew York Bills Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal...
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2022) – Bills filed in the New York House and Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction and opt the state out of a federal asset...
View ArticleMissouri Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Opt Out of Federal Asset...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Jan. 25, 2022) – On Monday, a Missouri House committee held a public hearing on a bill that would close a loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent stringent state...
View ArticleKansas Bill Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Laws but Federal Loophole...
TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 11, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Kansas House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. But the...
View ArticleRhode Island Bill Would End State Civil Asset Forfeiture, but Federal...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 18, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. But the legislation leaves a...
View ArticleTennessee Bills Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2022) Bills filed in the Tennessee House and Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction in most cases, and opt the state out of a...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Committee Passes Bill to Limit Participation in Federal Asset...
CONCORD, N.H. (March 7, 2022) – On Friday, a New Hampshire House committee approved a bill that would take the first step toward closing a loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent more...
View ArticleCriminal: The Federal “Equitable Sharing” Asset Forfeiture Program
In 1984, a Senator from Delaware who now lives in the White House helped create the federal civil asset forfeiture program known as “equitable sharing.” Learn what it is, how it works, and how it’s...
View ArticleMassachusetts Bill Would Remove Financial Incentive for Asset Forfeiture
BOSTON, Mass. (March 16, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to remove the financial incentive for state and local police to...
View ArticleNew Hampshire House Passes Bill to Limit Participation in Federal Asset...
CONCORD, N.H. (March 22, 2022) – Last week, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would take the first step toward closing a loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent more stringent...
View ArticleMissouri House Committee Passes Bill to Opt Out of Federal Asset Forfeiture...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (March 24, 2022) – A Missouri House committee unanimously passed a bill that would close a federal asset forfeiture loophole in most situations. Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O’Fallon) filed...
View ArticleMissouri House Committee Approves Measure to Opt Out of Federal Asset...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (March 31, 2022) – Today, a second Missouri House unanimously committee passed a bill that would close a federal asset forfeiture loophole in most situations. Rep. Tony Lovasco...
View ArticleAsset Forfeiture: A Double-Whammy of Bad Government Policy
Asset forfeiture is bad enough in and of itself. Adding insult to injury, it creates a double-whammy of bad government policy. The City of Boston is a prime example of how asset forfeiture amplifies...
View ArticleBoston Police Use Asset Forfeiture Funds to Secretly Purchase Stingray Spy...
Civil asset forfeiture is a pernicious policy in its own right. It is nothing more than legalized, institutionalized, government-sanctioned theft. Forfeiture laws flip due process on its head and...
View ArticleStolen Loot, Secret Spending and Stingray Surveillance
Asset forfeiture, federal equitable sharing funds, secret warrantless surveillance and more. All unconstitutional – and all in a day’s work for a corrupt law enforcement agency. Path to Liberty: April...
View ArticleRhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would End State...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 7, 2022) – On Tuesday, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. But the...
View ArticleWhat Happened When New Mexico Ended Civil Asset Forfeiture?
In 2015, New Mexico scrapped its civil asset forfeiture laws and replaced them with a criminal process requiring a conviction before forfeiture can commence. Law enforcement lobbyists warned that...
View ArticleNew York Senate Committee Passes Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt...
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 10, 2022) – On Monday, a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to require a criminal conviction and opt the state out of a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Bills Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 5, 2022) – Two bills prefiled in the South Carolina Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking a person’s property without a criminal...
View ArticleTexas Bill Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Laws But Federal Loophole...
AUSTIN, Texas (Dec. 12, 2022) – A bill prefiled in the Texas House would require a conviction before asset forfeiture, but the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to continue...
View ArticleOklahoma Bill Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Laws but Federal Loophole...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Dec. 30, 2022) – A bill in the Oklahoma House would require a conviction before asset forfeiture, but the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to continue...
View ArticleNew York Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of Federal...
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 16, 2023) – A bill introduced in the New York Assembly would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage of the bill would also...
View ArticleWest Virginia Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal...
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Jan. 17, 2023) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage would also effectively...
View ArticleMississippi Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of...
JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 18, 2023) – A bill filed in the Mississippi House would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage would also effectively opt the state...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Bill Would Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process and Take Steps...
CONCORD, N.H. (Jan. 18, 2023) – A bill introduced in the New Hampshire House would reform the asset forfeiture process for drug offenses to require a criminal conviction in most cases. It would also...
View ArticleAsset Forfeiture is Theft
Nullification Movement News, Episode 3. This week’s stories include: -5 States vs State and Fed Forfeiture -The Fiat Currency Regime -Richard Henry Lee’s Warning Path to Liberty: Jan 20, 2023...
View ArticleMissouri Bill Would Partially Opt State Out of Federal Asset Forfeiture Program
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Jan. 20, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Missouri House would partially opt the state out of a program that allows police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws by...
View ArticleHawaii Bills Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Process, Opt State Out of...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan. 23, 2023) – Two bills introduced in the Hawaii Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases. The passage of either bill would...
View ArticleColorado Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Further Opt State Out of...
DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 24, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Colorado House would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage would also further opt the state...
View ArticleNew York Senate Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of...
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2023) – A bill introduced in the New York Senate would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage of the bill would also opt the...
View ArticleOklahoma Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture in the State but Federal...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Jan. 27, 2023) – A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate would repeal the state’s civil asset forfeiture process and replace it with nothing. But the legislation leaves a loophole...
View ArticleTexas Bill Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Process and Take Step to Opt...
AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 7, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would modestly reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Passing the bill would also take a step toward opting the state out...
View ArticleHawaii House Committee Passes Bill to Reform State Asset Forfeiture Process,...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Feb. 10, 2023) – A Hawaii Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases. The enactment of...
View ArticleKansas Bills Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Process to Require a...
TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 15, 2023) – Two bills introduced in the Kansas House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. But...
View ArticleColorado Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture and...
DENVER, Colo. (March 3, 2023) – On Wednesday, 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...
View ArticleTexas Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of Federal Program
AUSTIN, Texas (March 15, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. The enactment of this legislation would also...
View ArticleFlorida Bill Would Require Criminal Conviction Before Asset Forfeiture and...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 23, 2023) – On Tuesday, a Florida House subcommittee unanimously passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process by requiring a criminal conviction in most...
View ArticleNevada Bill Would Require Criminal Conviction Before Asset Forfeiture and...
CARSON CITY, Nev. (March 27, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Nevada Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process by requiring a criminal conviction in most cases. The enactment of this...
View ArticleTexas House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture...
AUSTIN, Texas (April 23, 2023) – Last Tuesday, a Texas House subcommittee held a hearing on a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. The...
View ArticleNew York Senate Committee Passes Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture and Opt...
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 17, 2023) – On Monday, a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage of the bill would...
View ArticleNullify the Federal “Equitable Sharing” Asset Forfeiture Program
Even when states end civil asset forfeiture, a federal program called “equitable sharing” encourages them to participate in a federal version anyway. But the states can opt-out and nullify the federal...
View ArticleColorado Bill Would Require Criminal Conviction Before Asset Forfeiture and...
DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 17, 2024) – A bill introduced in the Colorado House would require a criminal conviction before the state could proceed with the asset forfeiture process in most cases. The enactment...
View ArticleHawaii Bill Would Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process, Opt State Out of...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan. 20, 2024) – A bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases. The enactment of this bill would also...
View ArticleWest Virginia Bill Reform State Asset Forfeiture Process, Take Step to Opt...
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Jan. 25, 2024) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases. The enactment of this bill...
View ArticleAsset Forfeiture is Theft: Another Supreme Court Fail
Many people believe the Supreme Court “ended asset forfeiture” with its 2019 opinion in Timbs v. Indiana. That’s not only false, but by trying to expand federal power to stop asset forfeiture in the...
View ArticleHawaii Senate Committee Passes Bill to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process,...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Feb. 14, 2024) – Last week, a Hawaii Senate committee passed that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases. The enactment of this bill...
View ArticleNew York Senate Committee Passes Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt...
ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 28, 2024) – On Tuesday, a New York Senate committee passed a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in the state and replace it with a criminal process. Passage of the bill would...
View ArticleMissouri Bill Would Opt State Out of Federal Asset Forfeiture Program
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (March 5, 2024) – A bill introduced in the Missouri House would opt the state out of a federal civil asset forfeiture program that allows and encourages police to circumvent more...
View ArticleRhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Reform Asset Forfeiture, But...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 5, 2024) – Yesterday, a Rhode Island House Committee held a hearing on a bill that would require a criminal conviction before proceeding with asset forfeiture under the state’s...
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