Walk It Through: The Cash in the Console
A stop, a small bag, money in the console, a borrowed car, and the forfeiture clock.
A stop turns up a small amount of marijuana and less than $250 in cash in the console.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A seizure from a traffic stop. The criminal drug charge, federal adoption of a case, and real property are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Innocent ownerAn owner or lienholder of seized property who did not know of or consent to the conduct, whose interest is not forfeited unless the state proves knowledge or consent.
- Probable causeThe ground an officer needs to arrest for a felony without a warrant, and the ground a search warrant issues on, supported by an affidavit.