IN RE ONE 1970 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE

No. 81116-4.

215 P.3d 166 (2009)

In the Matter of the FORFEITURE OF ONE 1970 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE. In the Matter of the Forfeiture of One 2004 Nissan Sentra. Alan Roos and Stephne Roos, Petitioners, v. Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Mazzone, Michael Harald Torgesen, Mazzone and Markwell, Everett, WA, for Petitioners.

Janice E. Ellis, Seth Aaron Fine, Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, for Respondent.


C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case involves a challenge to an order of the forfeiture of two automobiles pursuant to RCW 69.50.505, drug trafficking laws. Alan and Stephne Roos owned two cars that their son, Thomas, was found to be using for trafficking drugs. The hearing examiner found that the Rooses should have known of the illicit activities for which their cars were used and were, therefore, not considered "innocent owners...

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