By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Fall 2021 edition of NMA’s Driving Freedoms magazine. If you would like to receive this quarterly publication, become a member of the National Motorists Association today! Maine has now joined an illustrious club of states that have abolished civil asset forfeiture […]
10 Blog Posts From the CAF Tag
Civil Asset Forfeiture—Still as Heinous as Ever
January 21, 2022 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Eighth Amendment, NMA, Policing for Profit
NMA Principle Number 3: Freedom from arbitrary traffic stops and unwarranted searches/seizures
• March 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • CAF, CHECKPOINT, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, NMA, Roadblocks, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, traffic safety, TRAFFIC STOP
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
Down the Rabbit Hole with Civil Asset Forfeiture: NMA E-Newsletter #494
July 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Eighth Amendment, FOIA, NMA, RENTAL CAR, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT
As one of the NMA’s current national issues, Civil Asset Forfeiture or CAF is a program that allows the government at all levels to confiscate cash, cars and even homes from people who are suspected of criminal activity. Even if you are ruled innocent, your property is not necessarily returned; a trip to civil court […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture—Why should we care?
• April 6, 2018 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NMA, PRIVACY
Originally created to break drug lords, civil asset forfeiture or CAF has now morphed into an anything-goes situation when it comes to law enforcement confiscating cash and property. Make no mistake, CAF is a constitutional rights issue. The Fourth Amendment protects not only a person’s right to privacy but freedom from arbitrary governmental intrusions. The […]
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