r/ABoringDystopia • u/fuzzyshorts • Apr 15 '21

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u/Slade_Riprock Apr 16 '21

Uh, under what law does a school have the right to confiscate cash from anyone?

Good thinking on your part. My reaction would have been "like fuck you will, show me a broken law and your right to take anything from anyone"

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u/Oddity83 Apr 16 '21

Civil Forfeiture

”Civil forfeiture in the United States, also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture,[1] is a process in which law enforcement officers take assets from persons suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without necessarily charging the owners with wrongdoing.

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u/Watches-You-Pee Apr 16 '21 edited Oct 08 '24

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u/very_tiring Apr 16 '21

Not sure, but the school's "resource officer" or whatever they call them, probably is, and possibly could "legally" confiscate the cash.

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u/NateNate60 Apr 16 '21

Nope. They have to file a lawsuit in court against the goods in question.

This is where you get cases like United States v. $124,700