CSG Midwest provides overview of trends in civil asset forfeiture laws to Kansas Legislature

At the request of the Kansas Legislature’s Special Committee on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, CSG Midwest staff provided testimony in December detailing recent statutory changes across this region.

The state-by-state overview includes several examples of new laws that:

• raise the standard of proof in forfeiture cases;
• add new protections and due process rights, particularly for “innocent property owners”;
• require a conviction in related criminal cases in order for property to be forfeited;
• mandate more public disclosure and reporting by law enforcement; and
• restrict the use of civil asset forfeiture proceeds.

PowerPoint of CSG Midwest testimony to Kansas Legislature »

Throughout the year, CSG Midwest provides committee testimony, in-state policy and professional development training, and individualized research assistance to legislators as part of its suite of products and services for the Midwestern Legislative Conference.