HB 23-1086

HB 23-1086, also known as the Due Process Asset Forfeiture Act, requires law enforcement to provide detailed reports about seized and forfeited property. These reports must include information like the value of the property and what happened in the legal process related to it. The bill also allocates funding for technology improvements at the Office of Information Technology. This act was signed into law by the governor on June 7, 2023, and will take effect on September 1, 2023.

Official Summary

The act requires that a report related to a seizure and forfeiture include the estimated value and equity of the property and information on the outcome of the forfeiture proceeding. The act appropriates $22,549 to the department of local affairs that is reappropriated to the office of the governor for use by the office of information technology and includes 0.2 FTE. APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2023 EFFECTIVE September 1, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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