State v. One 1993 Toyota Camry, Vin. No. 4T1SK12EXPU283054

Tom Glaze, Justice.

In this appeal, we are called upon to interpret Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-505 (a)(4)(h) (1997). Section 5-64-505 (a) provides for the forfeiture of vehicles and other conveyances when they are used to transport controlled substances. Subsection (a) (ii) of the statute generally provides what an owner of a vehicle that was used to transport drugs must show to prevent the vehicle’s forfeiture. The trial court denied forfeiture in this case, and the State brings this appeal under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-106-109(a) (1997), which authorizes the State to prosecute appeals as a civil…