HCR 4414 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ADOPTED)

     Creates a joint select committee on civil forfeiture to evaluate civil forfeiture laws and practices, evaluate changes to federal civil forfeiture laws and how they compare to Washington law, analyze whether a requirement for a criminal conviction before allowing civil forfeiture would raise additional constitutional issues, conduct a comprehensive review of every civil forfeiture case that took place in Washington under state law in the year 2000, discuss other civil forfeiture issues identified by the joint select committee, and make recommendations on ways to improve civil forfeiture laws.