State v. Chisholm

WYNN, Judge.

North Carolina allows a driver’s vehicle to be seized and forfeited if the driver violates the State’s impaired driving and license revocation laws. In this case, the district court found that the seizure and forfeiture statutes were unconstitutional under both the United States Constitution and the North Carolina Constitution. We, however, uphold the constitutionality of the seizure and forfeiture statutes; accordingly, we reverse the decision of the district court.

I. Facts and Procedural History

On 19 April 1998, an officer charged the defendant Bruce Chisholm with driving while…