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Civil forfeiture has nothing to do with carrying limits.

Rather, they permit officers to seize any amount they believe may have been involved in criminal activity.

Such as this[0] yesterday, which was less than $1000.

The complication is that the onus is on the owner: the money is guilty until proven innocent.

If an officer makes the assumption that you were on your way to buy drugs, they can seize the $100 in your wallet.

[0] https://streamable.com/3dvge




> Civil forfeiture has nothing to do with carrying limits.

I was commenting about this post:

> But don't carry over $1,000 in cash either because it can be seized without cause.

Which was clearly about a hypothetical 1000 USD limit.


The suggestion is that if you carry more than $1000, you are more likely to be targeted fir civil forfeiture.




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