- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 9
- Latest action
- Jan 27, 2025
What it does
Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2025 or the FAIR Act of 2025 This bill establishes more stringent requirements for the federal government with respect to civil asset forfeiture. Civil asset forfeiture generally refers to the seizure and forfeiture of property in connection with federal crimes. Specifically, the bill makes various changes to the general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings. Among the changes, the bill generally requires the government to notify interested parties within 7 days (currently, 60 days) of a seizure, requires an indigent property owner to be represented by counsel regardless of whether the owner requests counsel, requires the government to…
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 27, 2025
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