Reference is to Printer's Date 3/20/19-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by deleting Section 23-3-1510 and inserting:
/ Section 23-3-1510. This article is applicable to any provision that authorizes a law enforcement agency to seize property that is used in the commission of a criminal offense as provided by law. No other type of forfeiture by law enforcement is authorized as of the effective date of this section including, but not limited to, civil-administrative forfeitures or civil-judicial forfeitures; /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by deleting Section 23-3-1520(A)(13), and inserting:
/ (13) the criminal offense charged as provided by law which allows forfeiture; /
Amend the bill further, by deleting SECTION 3 and inserting:
/ SECTION 3. The provisions of this act take effect six months after approval by the Governor, except that the provisions of Section 23-3-1510, relating to forfeitures that are legal in this State, take effect immediately upon approval of the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.