Asset Forfeiture : Selected Legal Issues and Reforms.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil procedure.

Criminal procedure.

Law enforcement.

Searches and seizures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (34 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provide overview civil and criminal asset forfeiture, which is the process of confiscating money or property from a person because it is illegal to possess, it constitutes proceeds of a crime, or it was used to facilitate a crime. Addresses selected legal issues and reforms surrounding asset forfeiture, including burden-of-proof standard and innocent-owner defense in civil asset forfeiture cases, access to counsel in both civil and criminal forfeiture cases, allocation of profits from confiscated assets, and Department of Justice equitable sharing program.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Asset Forfeiture

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