“HB 233 was signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to reform civil asset forfeiture laws. The new legislation requires law enforcement agencies to be more transparent about how seized money is spent and requires the money to be used only for law enforcement purposes. However, the burden will still be on property owners to get their property back as law enforcement’s burden of proof is still low, requiring only a ‘preponderance of evidence,’ or 50 percent plus 1 in order to seize property.  One of the worst parts of Georgia’s civil asset forfeiture laws is instead of seized property going to a general state fund or the local governing body, the seized assets go to the law enforcement agency.”

http://watchdog.org/226638/civil-asset-forfeiture-reform-georgia/

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