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Utah Senate tightens civil forfeiture rules but rejects broader amendment
Summary
After extended floor debate, the Senate passed Senate Bill 87 to raise standards and add notice/return procedures in many forfeiture cases; an amendment to expand a $10,000 return provision to noncash property failed on the floor.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 87 on a recorded vote after an extended debate over civil asset forfeiture and a failed amendment to broaden the bill’s alternative-return threshold.
Senator Thatcher, the bill sponsor, said the measure raises protections for property owners by guaranteeing a return process in most cases and creating an early objection and notice process. “My bill handles 88% of all cases where there is a guarantee of a return of property within 60 days if there are not criminal…
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