3.0.0 3045 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z Senate S 2016-06-09 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-06-09T20:56:28Z Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 114 5283 HR 2016-12-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 702. Related bill CRS 2016-06-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3723) IntroReferral 2016-06-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-06-09 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2016-06-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement Accounting and auditing Civil actions and liability Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Due process and equal protection Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Lawyers and legal services Legal fees and court costs Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-06-09 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-31T21:50:49Z DUE PROCESS Act of 2016 or the Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions related to federal civil forfeiture cases. Specifically, the bill:

  • raises the evidentiary standard in such cases from "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence";
  • with respect to property owners who are indigent, provides for the appointment of counsel;
  • provides for recovery of attorney's fees with respect to settled claims in which the claimant prevails;
  • adds notice requirements; and
  • expedites and otherwise modifies certain procedures.

The Department of Justice must: (1) annually audit federal civil forfeiture cases, and (2) establish a publicly available database with respect to seizures in such cases.

]]> Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 Display Title Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reform certain forfeiture procedures, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced DUE PROCESS Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3045is/xml/BILLS-114s3045is.xml 2016-06-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3723) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.