Equitable Sharing Program

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:allows sharing of federally forfeited assets with local agencies
gptkbp:benefit state law enforcement agencies
local law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:controversy criticized for lack of oversight
incentivizes asset seizures
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Institute_for_Justice
civil liberties organizations
gptkbp:established 1984
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Comprehensive_Crime_Control_Act_of_1984
gptkbp:fundsDistributed over $8 billion (2000-2013)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Equitable Sharing Program
gptkbp:legalBasis 18 U.S.C. § 981(e)
21 U.S.C. § 881(e)
gptkbp:purpose distribute proceeds from asset forfeiture
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension 2015
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:civil_asset_forfeiture
gptkbp:restored 2016
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asset_Forfeiture_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6