<blockquote>HB 7146 will split the difference by requiring a conviction in criminal court as a prerequisite to a Connecticut state’s attorney litigating the forfeiture in civil court. The bill previously passed the House and the Senate without a single vote cast against it.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://ij.org/press-release/connecticut-now-requires-criminal-conviction-civil-forfeiture/">Connecticut Now Requires a Criminal Conviction for Civil Forfeiture - Institute for Justice</a>.