Search Results: keywords:"nonjudicial forfeiture"

  • S. 263 — To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,171

    The bill titled "Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2025" aims to ensure the proper application of the Fifth Amendment regarding civil and nonjudicial forfeitures. It proposes changes to current laws by eliminating nonjudicial forfeitures, requiring judicial...

    Simple Explanation

    The Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2025 is like new rules to make sure the government plays fair when taking people's things. It says all cases must go to court, the government must work extra hard to prove they need to take something, and it changes how money from taken stuff is handled.

  • S. 5512 — To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,168

    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.