Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vandalia: 1  Kaskaskia College (about 29 miles; Centralia, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,867). 2  McKendree University (about 46 miles; Lebanon, IL; FT enrollment: 2,564). 3  Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (about 50 miles; Edwardsville, IL; FT enrollment: 11,933).
Civil forfeiture laws represent one of the most serious assaults on private property rights in the nation today. Under civil forfeiture, police and prosecutors can seize your car or other property, sell it and use the proceeds to fund agency budgetsâall without so much as charging you with a crime.ost important to understanding these early cases is the underlying rationale for permitting civil forfeiture even against innocent property owners. The Court reasoned that civil forfeiture was closely tied to the practical necessities of enforcing admiralty, piracy and customs laws.
Civil Death Law & Legal Definition. In common law, civil death refers to the loss of all civil rights by a person who had been sentenced to death or declared an outlaw for committing a felony or treason.This included the loss of right to contract, the right to sue, and the right to protection under the law.ost civil death statutes apply only to offenders who have been sentenced to a life term. Civil death also refers to the state of a corporation that has formally dissolved or become bankrupt, leaving an estate to be administered for the benefit of shareholders and creditors.