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Many state and federal statutes provide that when property is used in certain prohibited ways, ownership of the property passes to the government. Often, the statutes allow these forfeitures to be declared in civil proceedings against the property itself, without the normal safeguards of the criminal process. Indeed, if no one claims the property after proper notice, the government’s assertion of ownership can become incontestable without any judicial proceedings at all. Statutes authorizing such civil or administrative forfeiture might seem like egregious violations of both property ...

The Staten Island District Attorney is being accused of using asset forfeiture to pay for controversial facial recognition software Clearview.

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Ohio Leads the Way for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in 2017 Ohio Governor Kasich signed legislation that requires a criminal conviction before law enforcement can confiscate property. Tuesday, January 10, 2017 It’s a little over a week into 2017 and Ohio is already leading the way on civil asset forfeiture reform. On January 4th, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed legislation that would require a criminal conviction before civil asset forfeiture laws could be used by law enforcement to confiscate the property of regular Americans. This makes Ohio the 12th state to adopt this type of legisla...