Legislation: civil forfeiture
03/21/2017
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Illinois
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Legislation
, Forfeiture (incomplete)
HB 468 would abolish civil forfeiture and provided a right to appointed counsel for indigent litigants in criminal forfeiture cases.
HB 689 and SB 1578 would permit a person not named in a forfeiture complaint who claims to have an interest in the property to intervene, and permit the court to appoint counsel for such person.
See our bills tracking page for updates on these bills.
