Governor Whitmer signs into law a bill that will reform the state's civil asset forfeiture laws.
In the past, police departments could seize a person's property if they believed the items in question were at all connected to a crime.
This would happen even if the owner wasn't charged with a crime.
Under the new reform law, seizing of property can only happen after a conviction or guilty plea from the owner.
And, the police would have to show that the property was indeed connected to the crime.
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