HB 1238: Civil Forfeiture

Adds a building knowingly used for housing or place of employment for a victim of human trafficking to the list of buildings that may be forfeited. Repeals specific requirements for forfeiture actions, including but not limited to the following:

• That a conviction must be obtained in the same jurisdiction as the jurisdiction in which the forfeiture action is brought;
• That in specified circumstances a forfeiture action may proceed and judgment may be entered without a criminal conviction of the owner; and
• That all forfeiture actions shall proceed in state district court if the property was seized by a local or state law enforcement agency as a result of an ongoing state criminal investigation.

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