WEBBER-O’SCANLON-BUCCO BILL INCREASING TRANSPARENCY OF ASSET SEIZURES BY POLICE DEPARTMENTS PASSES ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly today approved legislation, sponsored by Assemblymen Jay Webber, Declan O’Scanlon and Anthony M. Bucco, that increases transparency for seized assets connected with criminal activity by a 77-0 vote today. Law enforcement agencies have been criticized nationally for relying on forfeiture funds to bolster their budgets