Arkansas Senate Unanimously Approves A Conviction Requirement For Asset Forfeiture
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190302/14394041718/arkansas-senate-unanimously-approves-conviction-requirement-asset-forfeiture.shtml
Some more good news about asset forfeiture comes our way, courtesy of Lauren Krisai. It appears the Arkansas senate overwhelmingly agrees the abusive state of forfeiture it oversees cannot continue. The state senate unanimously passed an asset forfeiture reform bill that would institute a conviction requirement for seized assets, preventing law enforcement from policing for profit.
The bill would basically outlaw civil asset forfeiture in its current form, replacing it with criminal asset forfeiture. And it would prevent cops from using rinky-dink criminal charges to take property away from state residents.