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A bill sponsored by Sen. Tom Brewer would eliminate civil asset forfeiture in state court and replace it with criminal forfeiture.
Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called for reforms to the state's civil asset forfeiture laws in his State of the State address Monday.
"It's crazy to me that somebody can be pulled over and have their cash and truck taken for an alleged crime, get acquitted of that crime, but they still never get their property back," Stitt said.
A bill sponsored by Sen. Tom Brewer would eliminate civil asset forfeiture in state court and replace it with criminal forfeiture.
Months after an FFP investigation into civil asset forfeiture in Seward County, Sen. Tom Brewer is seeking to ban the controversial practice that lets police seize money without ever charging or convicting a motorist of a crime.