“Today, Governor Susana Martinez signed HB 560 into law, ending the practice of civil asset forfeiture in New Mexico. Civil asset forfeiture, also known as ‘policing for profit,’ allows law enforcement officers to seize personal property without ever charging—much less convicting—a person with a crime. Property seized through this process often finds its way into the department’s own coffers. HB 560, introduced by NM Rep. Zachary Cook and passed unanimously, replaces civil asset forfeiture with criminal forfeiture, which requires a conviction of a person as a prerequisite to losing property tied to a crime.  New Mexico now has the strongest protections against wrongful asset seizures in the country.”

http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/2015/04/new-mexico-governor-signs-historic-property-rights-protections-law

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