State v. Benally

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

The State appeals the district court’s dismissal of a forfeiture action on the ground that the State failed to file a complaint within the period designated by statute. The State makes several policy-based arguments in support of its position that the thirty-day period specified in the Forfeiture Act should begin on the date the property subject to forfeiture was discovered rather than on the date the State took custody of the property. We conclude that the State’s position is contrary to the plain language of the statute and thus do not reach the State’s policy…