Reform Virginia's Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws to Remove the Profit Incentive and Curtail the Abuse of Power

Authors

Rob Poggenklass, ACLU of Virginia

Abstract

Part I of this article will review the historical roots of civil asset

forfeiture law. Part II will provide a more modern history of these

laws and an overview of Virginia's current asset forfeiture

scheme. Part III will examine the criticism of Virginia's drugrelated

civil asset forfeiture laws and highlight due process concerns,

risk of abuse of power, and misallocation of priorities due

to the structure of these laws in Virginia. Finally, Part IV will

provide recommendations to reform Virginia's civil asset forfeiture

laws.

Recommended Citation

Rob Poggenklass, Reform Virginia's Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws to Remove the Profit Incentive and Curtail the Abuse of Power, 50 U. Rich. L. Rev. 75 (2016).
Available at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol50/iss5/8