Institute for Justice: Texas House Passes Civil Forfeiture Transparency Reform
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 17 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
The Texas House of Representatives has passed HB 2992-a bill that increases transparency of property seizures, forfeitures, and expenditures of proceeds under state and federal forfeiture laws. Texas' law currently allows police officers and others to seize cash and cars based on the mere suspicion that the property is connected to criminal activity, and to permanently keep that prop . . .
The Texas House of Representatives has passed HB 2992-a bill that increases transparency of property seizures, forfeitures, and expenditures of proceeds under state and federal forfeiture laws. Texas' law currently allows police officers and others to seize cash and cars based on the mere suspicion that the property is connected to criminal activity, and to permanently keep that prop . . .