This bill creates the criminal offense of racketeering, which allows for prosecution of individuals who are members of a racketeering enterprise when 2 or more qualifying criminal acts have been committed by members of the criminal enterprise. Qualifying criminal acts include human trafficking, drug trafficking, illicit marijuana cultivation operations, thefts and financial fraud, gambling and violent acts. The bill provides a mechanism for assets, including money, wrongfully obtained through a racketeering enterprise to be forfeited by amending the criminal asset forfeiture laws.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1888, HP 1259: 15.5821