Sen. Crapo: Weekly Column - Civil Forfeiture Reform-Restoring Constitutional Protections
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column:
Requiring Americans to prove their property should not have been taken by the government, rather than the government proving guilt, undermines our system of justice. Commonsense restraints must be instituted to protect against civil asset forfeiture abuses. I am again backing legislation to address problems with civil asset forfeiture.
According to a March 2017 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) . . .
Requiring Americans to prove their property should not have been taken by the government, rather than the government proving guilt, undermines our system of justice. Commonsense restraints must be instituted to protect against civil asset forfeiture abuses. I am again backing legislation to address problems with civil asset forfeiture.
According to a March 2017 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) . . .