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Government

Jul. 20, 2017

Federal asset forfeiture order should not impact California

A Donald Trump policy directive expanding federal forfeiture of property taken from alleged crime scenes rocked the Beltway Wednesday, but the U.S. Department of Justice order will not affect state and local law enforcement in California, says an author of state legislation on the subject.

Federal asset forfeiture order should not impact California

A policy directive expanding federal forfeiture of property taken from alleged crime scenes and law enforcement stops was issued Wednesday. But the U.S. Department of Justice order will not affect state and local law enforcement in California, says an author of state legislation on the subject.

A law that Gov. Jerry Brown signed last September, Senate Bill 443, anticipated a Trump administration reversal of restrictions the previous...

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