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Senate committee backs asset-forfeiture reform requiring conviction in most cases
Summary
Senate Bill 308 passed the Judiciary Committee after testimony from prosecutors, defense attorneys and the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association supporting a change that would generally require a felony conviction before civil asset forfeiture under certain state statutes.
Senate Bill 308, the Veil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, won committee approval following presentations from its sponsor and multiple law-enforcement and defense witnesses.
Sen. Hester told the committee the bill shifts most civil forfeiture under the state's Uniform Controlled Substances Act to require a felony conviction before property may be forfeited, with narrow exceptions such as plea bargains or…
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