The Contraband Seizure and Forfeiture Act, has created a civil process whereby police agencies can significantly increase their vehicle, equipment, and cash assets. Any, personal property used or intended for use in the attempt, conspiracy, or commission of any offense can be seized and forfeited to the seizing agency for their use or sale.
Funds obtained by the sale of such property are for law enforcement use only.
The vast majority of Ohio's criminal statutes are contained in Title 29 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 2901.01 contains definitions of terms which recur frequently in the Revised Code. 1. Property that in and of itself is unlawful for a person to acquire or possess. Property that is not in and of itself unlawful for a person to acquire or possess but that has been determined by a court of this state, inaccordance with law, to be contraband, because of its use in an unlawful activity or manner, of its nature, or if the circumstances of the person who acquires or possesses it. Property that is specifically stated to be contraband by a section of the Revised Code or by an ordinance, regulation or resolution.