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Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions w/ local, state police
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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2828083" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>from Policing for Profit .. Oklahoma keeps 100% of seized funds turned in to Feds or about $4.7 million avg per year 2000 to 2008</p><p></p><p>==============</p><p></p><p>Oklahoma has terrible civil forfeiture laws, and its statutes give law enforcement sig-</p><p>nificant financial incentives to seize property. To forfeit property in civil proceedings, </p><p>the government typically must show that property is related to a crime and subject to </p><p>forfeiture by a preponderance of the evidence. In all civil forfeitures in Oklahoma, </p><p>owners are presumed guilty and must contest forfeiture by proving they did not know </p><p>property was being used illegally. Worse, law enforcement receives 100 percent of </p><p>the proceeds from civil forfeiture. </p><p>When assets are seized by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs </p><p>Control, the Bureau can agree to share the proceeds with other law enforcement </p><p>agencies. There are some limits on the amount of forfeited funds the Bureau can </p><p>spend, but the cap was raised substantially in 2007. Previously, the Bureau needed </p><p>to seek permission of the legislature to spend more than $900,000 of forfeited funds. </p><p>Since 2007, that cap is $2,000,000.1 Oklahoma law enforcement officials have used </p><p>civil forfeiture laws aggressively, averaging more than $5.5 million per year in forfei-</p><p>ture proceeds between 2000 and 2007.</p><p></p><p>Proceeds Returned </p><p>to State of Oklahoma</p><p>FY 2000 </p><p>$1,384,903</p><p>FY 2001 </p><p>$729,415</p><p>FY 2002 </p><p>$5,754,965</p><p>FY 2003 </p><p>$6,418,639</p><p>FY 2004 </p><p>$5,630,156</p><p>FY 2005 </p><p>$7,158,850</p><p>FY 2006</p><p>$6,569,517</p><p>FY 2007 </p><p>$6,189,501</p><p>FY 2008 </p><p>$2,579,483</p><p>Total </p><p>$42,415,429</p><p>Average </p><p>per Year</p><p>$4,712,825</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2828083, member: 7629"] from Policing for Profit .. Oklahoma keeps 100% of seized funds turned in to Feds or about $4.7 million avg per year 2000 to 2008 ============== Oklahoma has terrible civil forfeiture laws, and its statutes give law enforcement sig- nificant financial incentives to seize property. To forfeit property in civil proceedings, the government typically must show that property is related to a crime and subject to forfeiture by a preponderance of the evidence. In all civil forfeitures in Oklahoma, owners are presumed guilty and must contest forfeiture by proving they did not know property was being used illegally. Worse, law enforcement receives 100 percent of the proceeds from civil forfeiture. When assets are seized by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Bureau can agree to share the proceeds with other law enforcement agencies. There are some limits on the amount of forfeited funds the Bureau can spend, but the cap was raised substantially in 2007. Previously, the Bureau needed to seek permission of the legislature to spend more than $900,000 of forfeited funds. Since 2007, that cap is $2,000,000.1 Oklahoma law enforcement officials have used civil forfeiture laws aggressively, averaging more than $5.5 million per year in forfei- ture proceeds between 2000 and 2007. Proceeds Returned to State of Oklahoma FY 2000 $1,384,903 FY 2001 $729,415 FY 2002 $5,754,965 FY 2003 $6,418,639 FY 2004 $5,630,156 FY 2005 $7,158,850 FY 2006 $6,569,517 FY 2007 $6,189,501 FY 2008 $2,579,483 Total $42,415,429 Average per Year $4,712,825 [/QUOTE]
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