ND HB1480

Amends North Dakota Century Code section 19-03.1-36.8 to expand civil forfeiture judgment reporting requirements, including case number, seizure location, criminal charges, suspect case disposition, claim filing status, forfeiture order date, settlement agreements, property disposition, estimated value, storage and disposal costs, and attorney fees awarded.

Shifts reporting responsibility from prosecutors to any law enforcement agency that seizes property, requiring submission of completed civil asset forfeiture case report forms to the attorney general annually for every seizure and total forfeited property value held by the agency.

Requires the attorney general to submit a written report to legislative management and the governor by November 1st each year summarizing statewide forfeiture activity, property type and value, disposition, and proceeds received, disaggregated by agency and made publicly available on the attorney general's website.

Exempts property seized with a value of less than fifty dollars from inclusion in the attorney general's written report and allows state's attorneys to establish minimum seizure value amounts based on offense frequency and average property value less forfeiture costs.

Establishes that all forfeiture data and reports are public information not exempt from disclosure, allows agencies to use forfeiture proceeds to pay compliance costs, and authorizes the attorney general to compel compliance within thirty days or use any means necessary to obtain delinquent reports.