What To Do When Police Seize Your Cash Or Car
About this episode
The episode discusses civil asset forfeiture and the legal implications of property seizure by the government without criminal charges.
Send us a message Your bank balance disappears, your car is missing, or cash in your home gets seized and you’re left thinking: how can they do this if I haven’t been convicted of anything? We walk through civil asset forfeiture, a process where the government can take property and then fight to keep it, sometimes without filing criminal charges against the owner. We explain what civil forfeiture is in plain English, including the strange but real idea that the property is treated as t...
People in this episode
Host: Mark Nicholson
Topics covered
- civil asset forfeiture
- property seizure
- legal rights
- government actions
- criminal charges
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Organizations: Law Office of Mark Nicholson
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