Comment by Dylan16807

> But remember we are talking about times when the owner really is unknown.

And what I'm saying is you don't need civil forfeiture for that. Use the normal process for abandoned property. The idea civil forfeiture being "rooted" in how we handle abandoned property is a bad excuse because we don't use civil forfeiture for abandoned property.

> And to get the batteries back all he has to do is show up and assert under oath that they’re his and that they're not counterfeit.

Is this how you want things to work or how you're suggesting they actually work? I'm pretty sure it's not anywhere near that easy to get your items back. You need a bunch of evidence.