[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 428 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 428

   To provide that the property of innocent owners is not subject to 
            forfeiture under the laws of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1997

 Mr. Pickett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that the property of innocent owners is not subject to 
            forfeiture under the laws of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Innocent Owners' Forfeiture 
Protection Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS OF INNOCENT OWNERS IN 
              FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS.

    Unless the law specifically so provides, and by reference to this 
section overrides the rule of this section, no law of the United States 
shall be interpreted to permit or require the forfeiture of the 
property interest of an innocent owner by reason of the criminal 
conduct of another.
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