116-hr-8997116th Congress

Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act

Sponsored By: Representative Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]

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Summary

Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act This bill prohibits federal civil asset forfeiture and imposes restrictions on state civil asset forfeiture. Specifically, property belonging to a person may be forfeited to a state government pursuant to a civil proceeding only after (1) a criminal conviction of the property owner under state criminal law; or (2) the state, in a civil proceeding where the property owner has the same constitutional rights provided to criminal defendants, proves that the property owner has committed the offense giving rise to the forfeiture.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]

MI • R

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