States should follow Nebraska’s lead in eliminating civil asset forfeiture

April 26, 2016, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) for signing LB 1106, legislation that restricts civil asset forfeiture to certain eligible crimes, and only after a conviction of one of those crimes has occurred:

“The state of Nebraska has taken a major stand for liberty by eliminating most of their civil asset forfeiture laws. Civil asset forfeiture has become nothing more or less than government-sanctioned theft of private property without due process. We urge every other state to follow Nebraska’s lead in eliminating this barbarous abuse of police powers.”

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