Institute for Justice: New Jersey Assembly Passes Transparency Bill for Police Seizures
December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
The New Jersey Assembly unanimously passed a bill late Monday that would shine a light on "civil forfeiture," which lets law enforcement seize property without ever charging the owner with a crime. In New Jersey, once property is forfeited, the government can then keep up to 100% of the proceeds, creating a perverse incentive to confiscate cash, cars and other valuables.
The New Jersey Assembly unanimously passed a bill late Monday that would shine a light on "civil forfeiture," which lets law enforcement seize property without ever charging the owner with a crime. In New Jersey, once property is forfeited, the government can then keep up to 100% of the proceeds, creating a perverse incentive to confiscate cash, cars and other valuables.