{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog","author_name":"Adriel B. Villarreal","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/author\/adriel-b-villarreal\/","title":"The Police Have Confiscated My Property. What Can I Do? - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FBg0TkM5eT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/06\/police-confiscated-property\/\">The Police Have Confiscated My Property. What Can I Do?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/06\/police-confiscated-property\/embed\/#?secret=FBg0TkM5eT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Police Have Confiscated My Property. What Can I Do?&#8221; &#8212; Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" data-secret=\"FBg0TkM5eT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"If the police have taken your property they have typically done so under Minnesota\u2019s asset forfeiture laws. They can only do this in one of two cases. The first is that they believe your property is \u201cinstrumental\u201d to the crime you are accused of committing. So, for example, if you were pulled over and charged with a DWI or DUI, then the police could take your car, arguing that the car was instrumental to your ability to commit that crime. Note that this doesn\u2019t happen after you are convicted of the crime. This means that a good attorney may be able to help you get our property back. The second case is when the asset is believed to have come from \u201ccriminal proceeds.\u201d That is, someone sells $100,000 worth of drugs and uses that money to purchase a house. This is less common because it\u2019s very difficult to prove. What About Asset Forfeiture? There are also cases of judicial asset forfeiture, but a judge can only take your assets after a notice and a hearing. All the same, this can be done without convicting you of any crime. If this has happened to you or happens to you in the future, know that you must move very fast if you want your property...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/bgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/confiscated-property.jpg"}