SB 8 | Civil asset forfeiture reform

Session: 2017-2018

ACLU-PA Position: Neutral

Senate Bill 8 reforms the process that law enforcement follows to take possession of the property of individuals suspected of a crime and establishes new procedures and substantive rights that apply to civil asset forfeiture, including new requirements for pre-forfeiture seizures, motions for return of property for illegal seizures, and release of property based on hardship. The bill was signed by Governor Wolf on June 29, 2017 as Act 13 of 2017.