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Justice clarifies new limits on asset forfeiture involving local, state police
Justice clarifies new limits on asset forfeiture involving local, state policeBy Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Steven Rich February 11 at 8:30 AM
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The Justice Department on Tuesday underscored its intention to curb questionable civil seizures by local and state police with new rules that require direct involvement and review by federal authorities before a seizure can be processed under federal law.
The rules, issued as a policy directive, are aimed at clarifying the scope and application of a Jan. 16 order by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. That order prohibited federal agencies from “adopting” seizures from local and state police into the department’s asset forfeiture program.
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