(a) Civil asset forfeiture funds or monies are to be maintained consistent with any restrictions set out in the forfeiture laws.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-9-655.02

  • Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) All civil asset forfeiture funds or monies derived from the liquidation of civil asset forfeiture funds shall be kept on a separate line item in the budget of any agency that may be awarded the asset funds.
(2) Any expenditure of any monies by a law enforcement-related entity from an award of a civil asset forfeiture may only be expended from a line item pursuant to subdivision (1).
(b) All civil asset forfeiture proceeds awarded to any state, county, or municipal entity may only be deposited into an account that is audited as other public funds under state law.
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