SB197
To Reform the Civil Asset Forfeiture Process; Concerning Property Used in the Commission of an Offense That Is Seized and Forfeited as a Result of a Criminal Investigation.
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TO REFORM THE CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE PROCESS; CONCERNING PROPERTY USED IN THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENSE THAT IS SEIZED AND FORFEITED AS A RESULT OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
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Judiciary Committee - Senate
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we will move on to Senate Bill 197.
you, Senator Stauffield, Mr. Chair, members of the committee. with Senate Bill 197, you have two handouts. One are my talking points, which I will go
...not pay. Police and prosecutors are right to confiscate the fruit of crime. And SB 197 is not soft on crime. It's tough. SB 97 is tough on getting to a fair process to protect innocent Arkansans. Now, this, what I did after waiting on this ...
...s to justice, high costs relative to low seizure amount, and we'll get to that. SB 197 addresses the real problem. Size matters. The size is small in Arkansas. Many people think seizures and forfeiture are used only against drug mules who t...
... 2010 exceeded 1 million dollars out of the thousands done over the last decade sb 197 does not change how state law enforcement teams with the dea and u.s attorneys to seize from real drug mules that's uh page 28 line SB 197 does not chang...
... work unrestrained on tax forces with the federal government. Page 28, line 30. SB 197 better protects third parties like wives, mothers, and other innocent owner claimants, including community bankers and other secured creditors. It gives ...
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- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE, Feb 10, 2021 · Feb. 10, 2021