Attempt to Rein in Government Seizures in Kansas Could Have Nationwide Implications

Published on March 11, 2024

Civil forfeiture laws, which empower law enforcement to seize the cash or property of an individual without conviction of a crime, are under renewed scrutiny, with the state of Kansas on the brink of passing new legislation that could reign in the power of the state and have ripple effects nationwide. Rep. Stephen Owens, the Republican who introduced bill HB2606 into the Kansas legislature, told The Epoch Times that the legislation was necessary to balance out the scales of justice. “How easy we made it for the state to seize property of the citizens has been absolutely astonishing and it simply never made sense,” Mr. Owens said. “A lot of people have never understood the process or how the current system has worked unless they’ve studied the topic or were the victims of these laws. But it’s hard to overstate how important this issue is from a standpoint of individual liberty.”...

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