MI SB0750

Modifies property forfeiture procedures for seized items with values not exceeding $50,000 by requiring written notice to property owners via certified mail or newspaper publication for 10 successive days, with a 20-day claim period for interested parties.

Requires seizing agencies to notify prosecuting attorneys or the state attorney general of property seizures and intent to forfeit, and prohibits city/township attorneys from initiating forfeiture proceedings without prosecuting attorney or attorney general consent while criminal proceedings are pending.

Establishes expedited forfeiture proceedings for buildings or structures deemed health or safety hazards, allowing courts to authorize immediate demolition upon forfeiture with approval from the county prosecuting attorney or state attorney general.

Allows forfeited real property to be conveyed to state entities, local governments, or nonprofit organizations for substance abuse treatment, drug resistance education, job training, or housing for those displaced by drug crime, with county prosecuting attorney or state attorney general approval.

Requires annual reporting by local units of government to the office of drug agencies detailing forfeiture proceedings, property inventories by type, proceeds distribution, and disposition of real property, with records subject to audit under applicable state accounting acts.