State ex rel. Department of Public Safety v. 1989 Ford Probe

*387MEMORANDUM OPINION

HUNTER, Judge:

Shane Rinehart (Rinehart) was stopped and arrested after Tulsa police officers saw him smoking marijuana while driving his 1989 Ford Probe, VIN # 1ZVBT21C3K5182641 in Tulsa. He stipulated to the fact that he was in possession of marijuana (approximately one-third of an ounce) and a small quantity of diazepam, both being controlled dangerous substances. The vehicle he was driving when stopped was subsequently forfeited.

Rinehart argues that the forfeiture statutes were not intended by the Legislature to require forfeiture of a vehicle when only a small amount of…