Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday signed the last 53 bills remaining from the 2019 North Dakota legislative session, including one reforming civil asset forfeiture.
Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, brought the original bill to eliminate the “perverse incentive” of “policing for profit.” Civil asset forfeiture applies to property involved in crime.
The bill evolved greatly over lawmakers’ 76-day session, which ended April 26, with extensive work from the House Judiciary Committee before its smoother Senate passage.