Georgia has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws in the nation, a problem compounded by law enforcement agencies» routine failure to report forfeiture revenue and expenditures as required by law. (ij.org)
Making good on a promise he made last year, Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. is sending $ 38 million taken in civil forfeiture from international banks in New York to cities and counties across the country to pay for testing 56,000 rape kits that have been collecting dust in police storage rooms for years. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Why didn't the cop just use civil forfeiture laws to seize the stereo and then, after the stereo is on cops» hand, the cop can just see the serial number? (law.stackexchange.com)