FAIR Act of 2025

This bill changes the rules for when the federal government takes someone's property because it may be connected to a crime. It requires the government to notify property owners much faster — within 7 days instead of 60 — and makes it harder for the government to prove the property is linked to a crime. It also says that property owners who can't afford a lawyer must be given one automatically, and it stops the practice of sharing seized property with state or local police agencies. Money from seized property would go into the government's general fund instead of a special Department of Justice account, and the bill requires more detailed yearly reports on how forfeiture money is collected.

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