PENNSYLVANIA, September 25 - WHEREAS, It is incumbent on the Commonwealth to ensure that

crime victims are able to get their property back in a timely

manner with minimal to no cost to them; and

WHEREAS, Due to no fault of their own, many crime victims are

forced to pay high fees in order to have their vehicle or other

property returned to them after their vehicle or other property

is released from evidence; and

WHEREAS, Crime victims should not have to pay the price for

actions done by criminal actors; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Legislative Budget and

Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims

regarding the impoundment and holding of their vehicles and

other property as part of crime investigations and to issue a

report of its findings to the Senate; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the study include findings regarding:

(1) the cost to a law enforcement agency to impound and

hold a vehicle or other property as part of a crime

investigation;

(2) the cost to a municipality to impound and hold a

vehicle or other property as part of a crime investigation;

(3) feasible alternatives to the impoundment and holding

of a victim's vehicle or other property, including a review

of current practices for the impoundment and holding by a

municipality;

(4) best practices of a county to eliminate out-of-

pocket costs to a crime victim when the crime victim's

vehicle or other property is taken as part of a crime

investigation;

(5) the cost that a crime victim may incur in order for

the crime victim's vehicle or other property to be returned;

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