Walk It Through: The Cash in the Console
Money and a car taken in a drug case, an owner who did not know, 45 days to claim it, and who has to prove what.
A mother lends her car to her adult son. Police stop him in Dover, find pills and cash, and seize both the cash and the car.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A car and cash taken in a possession case. Real property, contraband itself and a criminal forfeiture after conviction are not worked through here.
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.
- ForfeitureThe State taking property connected to a drug offense. A vehicle or home is forfeited only on proof it was used with the owner's knowledge or consent.
- Personal use quantity1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, 12 grams or less of concentrated cannabis, or products with 750 milligrams or less of delta-9 THC.