Civil Forfeiture Statutes: An Additional State and Federal Revenue Source?

Derek M. Johnson

The Connecticut Economy, 2013, issue Winter

Abstract: Under federal and state laws, including Connecticut’s, property connected with illegal activity can be forfeited to the government. A key purpose of forfeiture is to penalize wrongdoing and thereby discourage unlawful behavior. Seized assets also provide a significant revenue source for state, local and federal governments which, among other things, help fund law enforcement initiatives. But this revenue-raising potential also raises the risk of distorting law enforcement activities to maximize the proceeds at the expense of other law enforcement objectives. Though the risk of such distortions exists in all states, it is apparently lower in Connecticut than elsewhere.

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Date: 2013
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