Bill > HB1287

Introduced Session

Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; conviction required. Requires that any action for the forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of a crime be stayed until the person whose property is the subject of the forfeiture action has been convicted of the crime authorizing the forfeiture and has exhausted all appeals. The bill provides that property may be forfeited even though no final conviction order is entered if (i) the forfeiture is ordered by the court pursuant to a plea agreement or (ii) the owner of the property has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property within one year from the date the property was seized.

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Mark Cole (R)*,  Richard Anderson (R),  Jeffrey Campbell (R),  Betsy Carr (D),  Peter Farrell (R),  Hyland Fowler (R),  Daun Hester (D),  Timothy Hugo (R),  Terry Kilgore (R),  David LaRock (R),  James LeMunyon (R),  L. Scott Lingamfelter (R),  Robert Marshall (R),  Jenn McClellan (D),  John O'Bannon (R),  Robert Orrock (R),  Brenda Pogge (R),  David Ramadan (R),  Sam Rasoul (D),  Scott Surovell (D),  Lee Ware (R), 

Passed by indefinitely in Finance with letter (9-Y 5-N) (on 02/17/2015)

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