>My guess is that not much will change, as the most problematic and widespread applications of civil forfeiture don’t involve a crime where a monetary fine woul

>My guess is that not much will change, as the most problematic and widespread applications of civil forfeiture don’t involve a crime where a monetary fine would be allowed as a penalty IANAL, but I see 2 reasonings: If seizing $40000 for <insert any crime/infraction, like going 5MPH over the speed limit, where max penalty is let's say $1000>, wouldn't it be excessive if it's seized for doing absolutely Nothing (suspicion of a crime: max penalty = 0 jail, $0 fine) ? And more specific to your point: if maximum penalty for a crime only involves jail time and $0 of maximum fine, wouldn't any seizure of cash/property be excessive since it's far larger than $0?