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SF 3321 Senate Long Description

Clarifying and modifying certain standards and procedures for vehicle forfeitures associated with driving while impaired; changing the term significant relationship to family or household member; modifying the exception from the prohibition on the sale of vehicles subject to an impoundment order for nonrelated persons; modifying the definition of designated offense relating to first and second degree DWI offenses and clarifying the definition of owner; defining security interest, family or household member and claimant; requiring a notice of seizure and intent to forfeit in cases of seizure without process; subjecting trailers used to transport motorboats or off-road recreational vehicles used in a designated offense to forfeiture; creating a presumption of subjection to and modifying certain limits on forfeiture; modifying and clarifying the administrative forfeiture procedure, requiring service of copies of conciliation court statements of claim on prosecuting authorities; modifying and clarifying the judicial forfeiture procedure, prohibiting precedence over criminal prosecutions without the consent of the prosecuting authority and creating a presumption of vehicle subjection to forfeiture, requiring reimbursement of filing fees upon a court order to return the seized vehicle; requiring financial institutions selling forfeited vehicles to forward proceeds remaining after the payment of certain costs to the appropriate agency (mk)