Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), stay away, very far away. In fact, boycott Oklahoma. OHP Uses New Device To Seize Money During Traffic Stops – News9.com – Oklahoma City, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports |

You may have heard of civil asset forfeiture.

That’s where police can seize property and cash without first proving a person committed a crime; without a warrant and without arresting them, as long as they suspect that the property is somehow tied to a crime.

Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money on prepaid cards.

It’s called an ERAD, or Electronic Recovery and Access to Data machine, and OHP began using 16 of them last month.

Here’s how it works. If a trooper suspects a person may have money tied to some type of crime, the highway patrol can scan and seize money from prepaid cards.  OHP stresses troopers do not do this during all traffic stops, only situations where they believe there is probable cause.

It’s worth repeating myself, boycott Oklahoma.