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2018 SESSION
SB 224 Release of seized property; petition to stay release.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Release of seized property; petition to stay release. Provides that any property seized shall be released to the owner or lienholder within one year from the date of seizure unless an information has been filed against the property or the attorney for the Commonwealth files a petition to stay the release of such property. The bill provides that such petition shall allege that the property seized is an integral part of an investigation and that such property cannot be returned without jeopardizing such investigation. The bill provides that the owner or lienholder may file a response to the petition within 30 days of the filing of such petition and that, if a response is filed, the Commonwealth must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the property is an integral part of an investigation.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101669D pdf
- 02/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106590D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/03/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101669D
- 01/03/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106590D-S1
- 02/05/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/07/18 Senate: Continued to 2019 in Finance (16-Y 0-N)