S. 4861 · 116th Congress

Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2020

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2020-10-26
Latest action
2020-10-26 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2020 or the DUE PROCESS Act of 2020

This bill makes various changes to procedures governing federal civil forfeiture cases, including by raising the evidentiary standard that applies to them. It also requires the Department of Justice to create a database of and annually audit federal civil forfeiture cases.