In 1950, the new state also seized control over Tibet.

Only if they succeed, could officials then try to persuade a judge to let the state seize the company.

"If there was anything worth selling, the state would have seized it," she protested.

Four years after the state seized control of the 2,900-student district, the only one Albany has taken over, it remains in turmoil.

The court's ruling launched a process, under which the state seized control of properties acquired after 1936.

The state now seizes the drivers' licenses of parents who fall more than four months behind in payments.

Last year, United States customs officials seized 9.3 million pills.

Connecticut has long had laws allowing municipalities and the state to seize private property for economic development.

Finally, the state could seize a convicted terrorist's property outside the state.

In the last two years, the state has seized control of the city's parking authority and housing authority.