Property Forfeitures

Sometimes police officers will seize and forfeit property that is related to a criminal act that someone is being charged with under Minnesota criminal law. If the police and the prosecutor can prove that the property is related to the crime, or the unlawful gains of criminal activity, the government will take the property away. The most common types of property seized by the government are cash, real estate, vehicles and firearms. If you are facing a property forfeiture, you need to hire an aggressive attorney that knows the criminal laws and the forfeiture laws to represent you.

Minnesota criminal defense Attorney John Scott can represent you in your property forfeiture case. All property forfeiture cases are actually civil cases, and it is up to you to hire a criminal defense attorney to start the civil case within the amount of time required by statute. This can be as soon as 30 days after the property vehicle is seized by the government. If you do not take action quickly enough, you will lose the property forever. Common reasons property is seized include:

• Vehicles transporting controlled substances
• Real estate being used to grow marijuana
• Homes being used to manufacturer methamphetamine
• Real estate purchased with money gained from selling drugs
• Vehicles purchased with money obtained by selling drugs
• Firearms being used in the drug trade
  

It is important to hire a criminal defense attorney for every forfeiture case. If you have loaned your vehicle to someone that is arrested for possessing controlled substances while in your car, your car is subject to forfeiture. If you have loaned that person your car on a long term basis and that person is always driving it, the fact that you are on the title will not save the car from forfeiture.

Be sure to act now before you lose your property forever.
If your property is seized and forfeited, the prosecutor has the obligation to show that the property can be legally forfeited. You need an aggressive Minnesota criminal to represent and advise you. It is your obligation to act within the time required by the law. 

Defend your constitutional rights! Call Attorney John Scott for a FREE consultation about your property forfeiture case today.