Hawaii SB2457 amends property forfeiture laws to require conviction before property can be forfeited.

Hawaii SB2457 modifies the state's property forfeiture laws to ensure that property seized in relation to a crime can only be forfeited if the property owner has been convicted of the covered offense. This change aims to make the forfeiture process more just by preventing the disposal of seized property without a conviction. The bill amends Section 712A-5 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to specify that property shall be forfeited unless the owner has been convicted by verdict or plea.

Hawaii SB2457 amends property forfeiture laws to require conviction before property can be forfeited.

Hawaii SB2457 modifies the state's property forfeiture laws to ensure that property seized in relation to a crime can only be forfeited if the property owner has been convicted of the covered offense. This change aims to make the forfeiture process more just by preventing the disposal of seized property without a conviction. The bill amends Section 712A-5 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to specify that property shall be forfeited unless the owner has been convicted by verdict or plea.