In re Four Thousand One Hundred & Ninety Dollars

OPINION OF THE COURT

John G. Leaman, J.

This is an ex parte application by the District Attorney of Columbia County1 for an order authorizing property seized *1033pursuant to a search warrant issued by this court on July 12, 1995 to be turned over to the United States Justice Department for the commencement of, or inclusion in, Federal forfeiture proceedings or, alternatively, for a determination that the said property may be turned over to the United States Justice Department without the necessity of seeking or obtaining an order from this court.

Nowhere contained in this application is a statement…