Judge Rules Albuquerque Civil Forfeiture Law Unconstitutional, Upholds Innocent Until Proven...

This is refreshing news. Civil Forfeiture Laws may be well meaning but are far too often abused and misused by corrupt police and prosecutorial agencies that stand to benefit from these forfeitures.

The result is certain agencies are all too eager to seize property and put the burden on the property owner to prove their innocence.

New Mexico is one of only a few states that have been enacting reforms to their forfeiture laws to curb abuse but the city of Albuquerque did not follow the new state law.