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Bill Number: HB26-1250
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Archived At: 2026-05-12 18:54:02 MDT
Created At: 2026-05-12 18:54:02 MDT

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  "long_title": "Concerning procedures relating to state action resulting in the relinquishment of private property, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.",
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  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill clarifies an existing requirement for the criminal conviction of an owner by requiring that one or more criminal charges must be brought as a prerequisite to any nuisance abatement or forfeiture proceeding.<br/></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Existing law provides an exception to the conviction requirement <i>for noninnocent owners who are not subject to criminal charges</i> that no criminal conviction is necessary <i>of the nonowner criminal defendant</i> if the plaintiff proves its case by clear and convincing evidence <i>that the property subject to the forfeiture proceeding is traceable proceeds of the charged offense or related criminal activity</i> . The bill <strike>repeals</strike> <i>clarifies</i> this exception <i>to first require a conviction of the nonowner criminal defendant before the noninnocent owner's property may be forfeited</i> , while retaining other various exceptions that allow forfeiture actions to proceed against the interest of a claimant.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill establishes a right <i>for indigent civil asset forfeiture defendants</i> to <i>access</i> forfeiture defense counsel and creates a procedure for the appointment of forfeiture defense counsel in nuisance abatement and forfeiture proceedings. The bill creates a forfeiture counsel defense fund <i>(fund)</i> , in the care of the state court administrator <i>(administrator)</i> , to pay for appointed forfeiture defense counsel who are authorized to represent persons against whom a nuisance abatement or forfeiture proceeding has been filed in connection with criminal charges. <i>The fund is capped at $500,000, and starting in state fiscal year 2027-28, no general fund money is allowed to finance the fund. The bill instructs the administrator to enter into a contract for services with a private contractor who regularly provides legal services for indigent clients or litigants to provide a legal defense to a civil asset forfeiture proceeding. The private contractor is subject to certain reporting requirements.</i></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill transfers <strike>$1.1 million</strike> <i>any unexpended and unencumbered money</i> from the law enforcement community services grant program fund to the forfeiture counsel defense fund.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill alters the disposition of property and proceeds ordered forfeited in a nuisance abatement or forfeiture action. Currently, forfeited property and proceeds are applied first toward restitution and cost recovery for a list of stakeholders, and 50% of the remainder is granted to the local governmental body with authority over the seizing agency, 25% of the remainder is granted to the local behavioral health administrative services organization, and 25% of the remainder is granted to the law enforcement community services grant program fund. The bill amends the disposition of the remainder so that 50% is granted to the local governmental body with authority over the seizing agency, 25% is granted to the <strike>forfeiture counsel defense</strike> fund, and 25% is granted to the <strike>law enforcement community services grant program fund</strike> <i>local behavioral health administrative services organization.</i></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill appropriates <strike>$1.1 million</strike> <i>$556,750</i> to the judicial department from the <strike>forfeiture counsel defense</strike> fund <i>and $55,000 to the department of local affairs for civil asset forfeiture portal administration.</i></p><p><br/><i>(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)</i><br/><br/><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)</i></p></body></html>",
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The bill <strike>repeals</strike> <i>clarifies</i> this exception <i>to first require a conviction of the nonowner criminal defendant before the noninnocent owner's property may be forfeited</i> , while retaining other various exceptions that allow forfeiture actions to proceed against the interest of a claimant.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill establishes a right <i>for indigent civil asset forfeiture defendants</i> to <i>access</i> forfeiture defense counsel and creates a procedure for the appointment of forfeiture defense counsel in nuisance abatement and forfeiture proceedings. 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The bill amends the disposition of the remainder so that 50% is granted to the local governmental body with authority over the seizing agency, 25% is granted to the <strike>forfeiture counsel defense</strike> fund, and 25% is granted to the <strike>law enforcement community services grant program fund</strike> <i>local behavioral health administrative services organization.</i></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill appropriates <strike>$1.1 million</strike> <i>$556,750</i> to the judicial department from the <strike>forfeiture counsel defense</strike> fund <i>and $55,000 to the department of local affairs for civil asset forfeiture portal administration.</i></p><p><br/><i>(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)</i><br/><br/><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second 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