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Judiciary committee backs amendment requiring conviction before forfeiture, adds reporting
Summary
The Senate Committee on Judiciary voted to pass House Bill 126 with amendments that generally require a criminal conviction before property can be forfeited and add reporting requirements for seized and forfeited assets.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary voted to pass House Bill 126 with amendments that make conviction a prerequisite for property forfeiture and require additional reporting on seized and forfeited property.
The change — adopted as a proposed Senate Draft 1 (SD1) — allows police to seize property but generally prevents sale or final forfeiture until a felony conviction of the owner. Chair Rhodes said the committee would also add reporting requirements for seized and forfeited property.
The measure prompted sharply divided testimony. Gurudev Allen, deputy attorney general, told the committee that the Department of the Attorney General “strongly oppose[s] the proposed SD1,” arguing it “would undermine…
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