S. 5512, known as the "Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2024" or the "FAIR Act of 2024," aims to reform the laws around civil and nonjudicial forfeiture in the United States. The bill proposes changes to existing laws to ensure that property can only be forfeited...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that the government can only take someone's stuff if they prove it was used for a crime, and if they do take it, the money should go to the country's piggy bank, not the police's. It also wants to make sure people can get a lawyer to help them, and it wants everything to be clear and fair.