HR 1525
FAIR Act of 2023
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Bill overview
The FAIR Act of 2023 aims to reform federal civil asset forfeiture laws to better protect individual rights and ensure greater due process. It seeks to strengthen the evidentiary standard required to seize property, mandate counsel for indigent defendants in forfeiture cases, and redirect forfeiture proceeds to the general fund of the Treasury rather than the Department of Justice’s Assets Forfeiture Fund. The bill also addresses specific issues like structuring offenses and money laundering, introducing stricter requirements for evidence and prompt hearings. Finally, it mandates increased transparency in reporting forfeiture deposits.
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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