Re:New Mexico outlaws civil asset forfeiture
by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @02:17PM
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> The concern I have with civil asset forfeiture is that the seized property goes directly to the sheriff.
It usually doesn't; most state law forfeitures go to general funds, not the seizing law enforcement agency. Local agencies doing forfeitures under federal law were allowed to keep some of the proceeds directly, but these forfeitures have been curtailed (the asset sharing with agencies still exists, but the opportunities for locals to seize assets under federal law or have them "adopted" as federal seizures have been reduced.)
It usually doesn't; most state law forfeitures go to general funds, not the seizing law enforcement agency. Local agencies doing forfeitures under federal law were allowed to keep some of the proceeds directly, but these forfeitures have been curtailed (the asset sharing with agencies still exists, but the opportunities for locals to seize assets under federal law or have them "adopted" as federal seizures have been reduced.)