AL SB253

All property used in, intended for, or derived from acts of terrorism under Alabama law is subject to civil forfeiture to the state or private entities.

Persons injured by terrorism acts, law enforcement agencies, and private entities involved in investigation, prosecution, mitigation, seizure, or forfeiture may file claims for costs or damages to be satisfied from forfeited property.

Forfeiture proceeds are distributed in order: first to satisfy terrorism victim injury judgments, then investigation costs, prosecution costs, and remaining proceeds for mitigation/seizure/forfeiture costs on a pro rata basis.

Persons injured by terrorism may file civil actions for damages against the perpetrator, recovering actual damages plus punitive damages of at least three times actual damages, plus attorney's fees.

Claims against forfeited property must be asserted within five years from discovery of the terrorism violation; the act becomes effective three months after passage.