From: [d--i--e] at [eskimo.com] (Ben Delisle)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.drugs,alt.politics.libertarian
Subject: Fwd: NEWS: Forfeiture Law Victory!!
Date: 22 Sep 93 02:34:28 GMT

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From:  <netmail![j paff 1] at [genie.geis.com]>
To:  <[l--er--t] at [Dartmouth.EDU]>
Subject: Forfeiture Law Victory!!
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1993 3:41AM

             California Forfeiture Statute "Sunsets"

The battle over California's asset forfeiture statute has ended, at
 least for a while, with F.E.A.R. (Forfeiture Endangers American
 Rights) coming out victorious.

On January 1, 1994, the controversial confiscation law will expire,
 leaving police and prosecutors with an older, less oppressive
 forfeiture law to use.  The expiring law permitted the state to
 confiscate homes, cars and life savings from people who were not
 convicted of a crime.  The older law will require the state to
 prove people guilty of committing a crime before being able to
 permanently divest them of their property.

California Attorney General Dan Lundgren fought hard to get SB-
 1158, a bill that would extend the current forfeiture law, passed
 before the law's expiration date, but the state legislature wasn't
 buying.   F.E.A.R. was successful in demonstrating how unfair
 Lundgren's bill was and nearly got a sweeping reform bill (AB-114)
 enacted instead.

Lundgren has pledged to reintroduce his forfeiture bill in 1994.
 Likewise, the California chapter of F.E.A.R. has promised to
 reintroduce it's reform bill.  Stay tuned!

Anyone interested in working with F.E.A.R. in their state is
 invited to message us at [j paff 1] at [genie.geis.com.]  Anyone interested in
getting more information about California forfeiture activities may contact
California F.E.A.R. at 714/544-2577, 415/380-9108 or 805/496-2595.