AB 62: Civil Rights Department: racially motivated eminent domain.

The bill aims to address racially motivated eminent domain in California by establishing a process for dispossessed owners to claim their property back or receive fair compensation. The bill defines "racially motivated eminent domain" as when the state or local government takes private property for public use without providing just compensation, and the taking is due to the owner's ethnicity or race. The California Civil Rights Department will review and investigate applications from dispossessed owners, and if they determine that providing property or compensation is warranted, they will certify the owner's entitlement to their property or compensation. The department will prioritize processing claims from individuals who held legal title to the affected property at the time of its taking. The bill also allows dispossessed owners to bring an action to challenge the taking or compensati…