New Mexico Bill to Curb ‘Policing for Profit’ Signed Into Law

"Today, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed a bill into law that not only restricts the state from seizing property without due process, but throws a wrench into federal efforts to do the same. Introduced by State Rep. Zachary Cook (R-56), House Bill 560 (HB560) prohibits the state from engaging in a practice that observers such as the Institute for Justice (IJ) have called ‘legal plunder.’ Under this law, the state of New Mexico is prohibited from confiscating property from suspects of a crime until after they are convicted."