People v. $9,632.50 UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Opinion

STONE (W. A.), J.

Introduction

This case involves a civil forfeiture under Health and Safety Code 1 section 11470, subdivision (f), of $9,632.50 in cash belonging to Abel R. Cortez, appellant, located in a savings account at First Interstate Bank. Section 11470, subdivision (f) provides for forfeiture of “[a]ll moneys . . . furnished ... by any person in exchange for a controlled substance, [and] all proceeds traceable to such an exchange . . . .” The primary issue is whether the statute authorizes forfeiture of an entire bank account that contains both drug proceeds and funds from…