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PEOPLE v. $20,110 U.S. CURRENCY

No. B191821.

60 Cal.Rptr.3d 554 (2007)

151 Cal.App.4th 1022

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. $20,110 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant; Ricky C. Hill, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Six.

As Modified June 28, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Panzer, Oakland, for Defendant and Appellant.

Gerald T. Shea, District Attorney, Curtis A. Rankin, Deputy District Attorney, County of San Luis Obispo, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

GILBERT, P.J.

Health and Safety Code section 11488.4 is a civil forfeiture statute.1 It allows authorities to seize assets related to criminal activities.

Inexplicably, the statute's requirements differ radically depending upon whether the value or sum seized is more or less than $25,000. Our opinion sheds no light on the reason for this distinction. The opinion will, we hope, explain why the forfeiture of $20,110 was not proper...

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