That's not to say that they can't take your ride in the US either. But the above article makes it sound like they take it if your even modify it
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/b...PER_S1.article
PLAINFIELD, IL, USA -- Patrol Officer Mario Marzetta was about finished running radar on Essington Road when the catch of the day flew by.
He heard it before he saw it -- the engine of a 2000 Dodge Viper revving high before the car blew by him at 127 mph in a 35 mph zone.
The driver was eventually charged with felony fleeing and eluding police,
while his car became the property of the Plainfield Police Department.
Now the shiny black Viper with a cognac leather interior has a fresh-paint detail and is outfitted with lights, ready to serve as the department's new D.A.R.E. car.
The car's custom paint job features an airbrushed American flag design on the hood.
The D.A.R.E. car will be taken to community events, block parties, parades and schools.
The arrest was made on an afternoon in March 2006. Marzetta chased the thrill rider north from 135th to 127th Street, where the Viper swerved in and out of traffic before trying to hide in a parking lot.
As the driver, a Naperville resident, was being fingerprinted -- unaware he was losing his luxury ride -- he asked Marzetta if the car could be stored indoors to shelter it from the elements. The vehicle has 17,000 miles on it and is in like-new condition.
When Marzetta dropped the man off at the county jail, he "thanked" him for the car.
Vehicles involved in the commission of a felony can be seized, said Community Service Officer Mark Siegel. The department has a lot full of seized vehicles, most of which aren't worth much and are sold at auction, he said.
"It's very safe to say that this is the only seized Viper out there that's a D.A.R.E. car," Siegel said. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime car."
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This guy was going WAY fast but... Take the Car and Keep it? Seems wrong to me. No Drugs, Robbery or anything... just really stupid speeding. Hmmm.... Not sure what to think