A count of civil forfeiture cases before the courts in British Columbia, including the primary asset or asset type. The data is produced by the Government of British Columbia and was last updated on April 17, 2026. Cases are initiated under the Civil Forfeiture Act, which allows forfeiture of property deemed proceeds or instruments of unlawful activity, independent of criminal charges.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in forfeiture case types based on asset categories mentioned in the description
- Studying the application of civil forfeiture law independent of criminal proceedings
- Comparing the frequency of different legal initiation methods (Petition, NOCC, Writ)
- Researching forfeiture patterns related to drug trafficking (PPT) as defined in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Strengths
- Data is sourced from a government legal process, likely providing official records
- Includes definitions for key legal terms (Petition, NOCC, Writ, PPT)
- Available in multiple formats (CSV, XLSX, HTML) for accessibility
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, as it applies only to property in British Columbia
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from court filings under the Civil Forfeiture Act.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:31:47.266194; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada