Today, three states—North Carolina, New Mexico and
Nebraska—have abolished civil forfeiture entirely, reports the Institute for Justice.
Since 2014, 24 states and the District
of Columbia have reformed their civil forfeiture laws:
Fourteen states now require a criminal conviction
for most or all forfeiture cases:
North Carolina
Missouri (enacted in 1993)
California (enacted in 1994) (excluding
cash over $40,000)
Oregon (enacted in 2000)
Minnesota
Vermont
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Ohio (excluding property valued at over
$15,000)
Iowa (excluding property valued at over $5,000)
Connecticut
In a similar vein, Utah bans forfeiture
for cases where the claimants are found not guilty and are acquitted.
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