Legal Opinion
Savely v. Utah Highway Patrol
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 2018No. Case No. 20170266PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice Himonas, opinion of the Court:
INTRODUCTION
¶1 The Utah Highway Patrol and Utah Department of Public Safety (collectively UHP) seized nearly $500,000 from Kyle Savely under the Forfeiture and Disposition of Property Act (Act). Over the next seventy-five days, the money sat in a UHP bank account and no forfeiture proceedings were filed in a Utah state district court. During this time, a federal magistrate issued a seizure warrant for the money on behalf of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). UHP sent a check for the cash amount to the DEA, but it was never cashed. Mr. Savely wants his…
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