HB120 Alabama 2020 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Asset forfeitures, criminal procedure, Alabama Forfeiture Accountability and Integrity Reform Act, Secs. 13A-8-117, 13A-11-37, 20-2-93 repealed

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, certain property is subject to civil forfeiture when owned or used by a person in the commission of certain unlawful acts</p><p class="bill_description"> Property subject to civil forfeiture is forfeited to the state and sold, destroyed, or disposed of in a proper manner</p><p class="bill_description"> Also under existing law, all property seized by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency for forfeiture in connection with a criminal event is required to be reported to the uniform crime reporting system operated by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish for the Alabama Forfeiture Accountability and Integrity Reform Act and would authorize asset forfeiture in the state only after proof of a conviction of certain criminal offenses, with exceptions</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to asset forfeitures; to establish the exclusive process for asset forfeitures in the state; and to repeal Section 13A-8-117, Section 13A-11-37, Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 15, and Section 20-2-93, Code of Alabama 1975. </p>

Subjects

Criminal Law and Procedure