April, May, and June were busy months in state legislatures where many of the bills affecting motorists that were introduced in the first quarter, or carried forward from last year, were resolved. The results were a mixed bag, but the biggest victory was a special one: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law House […]
14 Alerts From the civil asset forfeiture Tag
A Voice Vote in Congress Moves Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Forward
Thank you to all who took action after receiving our initial alert last week about the Walberg Amendment which is designed to limit run-arounds of state civil asset forfeiture laws by local enforcement agencies. The U.S. House took a voice vote shortly after the NMA alert was sent and, well, we’ll leave it to TheNewspaper.com […]
NMA Report on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Activity in U.S. Congress
June 19, 2019
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Action Alert, ALERT, CAF, civil asset forfeiture, FAIR ACT, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2019, US Congress
Dear NMA Members, In late April, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg of Michigan introduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act of 2019. The proposed legislation, which would institute much of the reform for which the NMA has been lobbying, has strong bipartisan support. The FAIR Act will hold the government to a much higher standard of “clear […]
Missouri Members: Help rescue House Bill 444, Asset Forfeiture legislation, from State Rules Committee limbo
April 12, 2019
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Action Alert, ALERT, CAF, civil asset forfeiture, MISSOURI, MO, ReformCivilAssetForfeiture
Dear Missouri NMA Member, Two key issues that the NMA is focusing on at the federal level are 1) prohibiting federal funding of state traffic enforcement campaigns based on ticket quotas, and 2) urgently needed reform of civil asset forfeiture (CAF) laws. Regarding the latter, motorists have become prime targets of property seizures by state […]
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