Utah Senate passes bill tightening state rules governing property seizures by police

SALT LAKE CITY — Senators voted 25-0 Tuesday for legislation tightening property seizure rules that Utah law enforcement agencies must live by.

“This bill is to make sure we’re not incentivizing the funneling of assets to a federal agency to circumvent state court procedure,” said the sponsor, Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross.

Senate Bill 109 now goes to the House.

Groups such as the Libertas Institute and the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah support the bill, while the Utah Chiefs of Police Association and the Utah Attorney General’s Office say it’s an unfair slap at law enforcers.

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