Vessels caught in violation of the law face seizure and forfeiture of their equipment and boat.
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Instead, he is suing to have the Texas civil asset forfeiture law struck down.
There are more than 350 laws and violations that can subject property to government asset forfeiture.
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Signing bonuses payable in prorated amounts and subject to annual forfeiture (recovery) by the teams.
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Asset forfeiture turns that principle on its head, but seizing first and providing due process afterwards.
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Kyle Sampson, a lawyer for Rivkin, said Friday he was aware the forfeiture action was filed.
Labour's Steve Rotherham said scrapping "Patnick's knighthood" was a job for the forfeiture committee.
Still, forfeiture attorneys say this feature of the law is being eroded in some instances.
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Under Cafra, attorneys' fees in civil-forfeiture cases are at least partially payable if the claimant wins.
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Civil forfeiture laws represent one of the most serious assaults on private property rights in the nation today.
Americans are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, but civil forfeiture turns that principle on its head.
We are now aggressively pursuing serious criminal charges and forfeiture charges for those who willingly break our laws.
In a civil forfeiture lawsuit, the government prevails by proving the alleged structuring by a preponderance of evidence.
Raul Stio, a New Jersey businessman, is caught up in the civil-forfeiture world.
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Asset forfeiture occurs when government seizes property that is associated with a crime.
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He also ordered the forfeiture of the laptop, memory stick and SD card.
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The league may consider "modifying the forfeiture" of the 2013 draft pick, assuming other conditions are met, it has said.
In a criminal forfeiture, the government must first win a conviction against an individual, where the burden of proof is higher.
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The report made 11 recommendations, including an amendment so that civilian police staff can apply for the forfeiture of seized cash.
One of the homes the government listed in its forfeiture action is owned and occupied by Nabiha Bitar, LexisNexis property records say.
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Even in states where local rules make civil asset forfeiture hard, police can get around that problem by calling in the feds.
In 2008, Congress passed the PRO IP Act, which for the first time allowed the use of civil asset forfeiture in copyright cases.
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Prosecutors said they will seek forfeiture of real estate, bank accounts, a Sabreliner aircraft, and a variety of financial instruments connected to the operation.
Trent Thomas, of conspiracy and kidnapping and sentenced him to reduction to private, forfeiture of all military pay and benefits and a bad-conduct discharge.
The 2000 Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, or Cafra, put in protections for individuals, including increasing the government's burden of proof in many proceedings.
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"We have not received formal notice of the forfeiture action, but I am aware that a complaint has been filed, " he told The Associated Press.
About a decade ago, the forfeiture system got a major overhaul.
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Top federal officials are also pushing for greater use of civil-forfeiture proceedings, in which assets can be taken without criminal charges being filed against the owner.
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Honours can be taken away in cases when recipients are, according to the Forfeiture Committee's website, "judged to have brought the honours system into disrepute".
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However, a Cabinet Office spokesman said it was possible that as a result of the Jimmy Savile case, the Honours Forfeiture Committee might reconsider the rules.
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