NIELSEN v. 2003 HONDA ACCORD

No. A12-0217.

845 N.W.2d 754 (2013)

Matthew Roy NIELSEN, Appellant, v. 2003 HONDA ACCORD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk M. Anderson , Anderson Law Firm, PLLC, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Daniel P. Rogan , Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

John E. Mack , Mack & Daby, P.A., New London, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender for the Eighth Judicial District.


OPINION

WRIGHT, Justice.

The question presented by this case is whether the motor vehicle exemption, Minn.Stat. § 550.37, subd. 12a (2012), applies to the forfeiture of a motor vehicle used in the commission of a designated driving-while-impaired (DWI) offense, pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 169A.63 (2012). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Hennepin County on behalf of respondent vehicle and held that the motor vehicle exemption...

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