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Archive Home > 2005 > April > 10 > State considers revising when police can seize property

State considers revising when police can seize property

ACLU disagrees with lawmakers that public would like the changes

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
April 10, 2005

SALEM - As the former head of the anti-narcotics team in Linn and Benton counties, state Rep. Andy Olson, R-Albany, saw firsthand the impact when Oregon voters pulled the plug on civil forfeitures.

That controversial but common practice - in which police would seize and sell the property and....

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