Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

SB 839 exempts motor vehicles valued under $10,000 from asset forfeiture under Texas law, directly affecting owners of lower-value vehicles. It also protects innocent owners - people who didn’t commit crimes but had property seized - from losing their assets. The bill adds new rules requiring law enforcement agencies to submit specific reports to use forfeiture proceeds, and prohibits using these funds for non-law enforcement purposes without compliance. It also allows transferring some forfeiture proceeds to special rangers’ funds for law enforcement use, subject to audit and reporting requirements.