MN SF2634

Officers must provide written receipts when seizing property, effective August 1, 2010.

Administrative forfeiture capped at $50,000 in property value; requires county attorney certification of probable cause before property may be forfeited administratively.

Property owners may petition county attorney for remission or mitigation of forfeiture before court order if forfeiture was incurred without willful negligence or extenuating circumstances exist.

Agencies and prosecutors must report all forfeitures monthly to state auditor including amount, statutory authority, circumstances, whether contested, and method of disposal.

Agencies prohibited from selling forfeited property to law enforcement officers, employees, or their relatives; model forfeiture policies required by December 1, 2010 for law enforcement and prosecutors.