California Health and Safety Code

§ 11469

HSC § 11469 Effective Aug 19, 1994Div. 10 · Ch. 8

Statute text

In order to ensure the proper utilization of the laws permitting the seizure and forfeiture of property under this chapter, the Legislature hereby establishes the following guidelines:

(a)Law enforcement is the principal objective of forfeiture. Potential revenue must not be allowed to jeopardize the effective investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses, officer safety, the integrity of ongoing investigations, or the due process rights of citizens.

(b)No prosecutor’s or sworn law enforcement officer’s employment or salary shall be made to depend upon the level of seizures or forfeitures he or she achieves.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 314, Sec. 1. Effective August 19, 1994.