Civil Asset Forfeiture Tennessee Update - May 2025

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From the article:
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Justin Lafferty (R-Knoxville), removes the required $350 fee, as long as property owners go through a civil hearing to do so. The new policy will apply specifically to civil asset forfeiture cases and will not apply to any cases of criminal forfeiture. Law enforcement could continue seizing any property believed to be connected to a crime, even when no charges are filed against the owner.

“Tennesseans shouldn’t have to pay a fee just to reclaim their own property, especially when they were innocent bystanders, which is often the case in civil forfeiture,” Lafferty said. “I appreciate my colleagues in the General Assembly for passing and funding this legislation to protect the rights of our citizens.”

Civil Asset forfeiture is theft, plain and simple. Congrats to the Tennessee Legislature on having the guts to do this. And make no mistake, we need a lot more to restore freedom here in Tennessee. We need to ban Civil Asset Forfeiture in its entirety. 

And, for those that are either too stupid to understand the difference in Civil Asset Forfeiture and Criminal Asset Forfeiture, and for those who wish to intentionally conflate the two issues, please see this post. 

“When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” -Frederic Bastiat
 
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