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ON ASSET FORFEITURE, CALIFORNIA SHOULD PUT JUSTICE BEFORE PROFITS

For years, civil asset forfeiture laws have tipped the scales of justice in favor of profits and against true justice. They’ve let cops take (and keep) billions of dollars’ worth of property and cash from countless people without ever convicting many of them of a crime. In 2014 alone, law enforcement took more in people’s property than burglars did.

But California has the opportunity to close the door on this abuse – all we need is for Gov. Brown to sign SB 443, which was passed by California lawmakers just last week!

Under SB 443, unless someone is convicted of a crime, police won’t be able to get a cut of any property they take, like homes, land, cars, etc. The same goes for cases involving less than $40,000 in cash.

Use the form below to urge Gov. Brown to sign SB 443 in the name of fairness and justice.

Your Contact Information: This system requires that you provide your name and contact information. This information will not be used for any purpose other than to identify you to the recipient. Prefix(required by some officials)  Select...  Mr.  Ms.  Mrs.  Miss  Dr.  Rev.  Hon.  First * Last * Email * Address * City * State *  Alabama  Alaska  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado  Connecticut  Delaware  District of Columbia  Florida  Georgia  Hawaii  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Iowa  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisiana  Maine  Maryland  Massachusetts  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York  North Carolina  North Dakota  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvania  Rhode Island  South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Vermont  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming  American Samoa  Guam  Puerto Rico  Virgin Islands  ZIP * ZIP + 4 Phone(required by some officials)  Fight for Freedom Get updates on the Fight for Freedom. An informed membership is freedom's best defense. Sign up for ACLU emails to keep informed and know when to act. Message Recipients:  Jerry Brown (D-CA), Governor Delivery Method:  Email Subject: Required text: (this text will appear at the beginning of your message) At the height of the drug war hysteria of the 1980s, legislatures across the country created laws allowing law enforcement to take property and cash from people without having to even accuse them of wrongdoing. Since that time, billions of dollars in cash, cars, and homes have been taken by law enforcement under civil asset forfeiture laws, and a pattern of abuses revealed. Editable text: (edit or add your own text - 8058 characters left) Tip: Cutting-and-pasting? Save as plain text first. Required text: (this text will appear at the end of your message) SB 443 received strong, bipartisan support from the California Legislature and, if signed, will establish some of the strongest protections against civil asset forfeiture abuse in the country.  I respectfully urge you to sign SB 443 in the name of due process, fairness, and justice.  Your Closing: Your Name: