Governor Laura Kelly signs a bill to reform the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act.

 The bill establishes new guidelines for asset forfeiture, improving due process for property owners, increasing governmental accountability, and not unduly interfering with federal assistance to local law enforcement in asset forfeiture.

For many Kansans whose property has been seized, the cost of recovering it is often greater than its value.  The bill also requires additional steps to initiate the civil asset seizure process and requires clear and convincing evidence in order to move forward with seizure.