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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Ind. Law - "Zoeller seeks forfeiture law rewrite"

Angela Mapes Turner reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Monday his recommendations to state legislators to overhaul Indiana’s civil forfeiture laws. * * *

Zoeller is recommending the 2011 General Assembly pass legislation to establish a formula for how civil forfeitures will be apportioned. Law enforcement agencies, county prosecutors and the Common School Fund would each receive a percentage – a “consistent, flat rate” – predetermined by the legislature.

He’s also asking lawmakers to more strictly regulate the use of outside counsel attorneys hired on a contingency basis to file civil forfeiture actions on the prosecutor’s behalf, out of a concern a few attorneys receive large windfalls, according to the statement.

Here is the Nov. 29, 2010 press release.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 30, 2010 06:39 PM
Posted to Indiana Law