Property Clerk of New York City Police Department v. Ferris

This civil forfeiture proceeding pursuant to section 14-140 (b) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York seeks a declaration that the vehicle seized from respondent Nicholas Ferris following his arrest on a drug possession charge be forfeited. While petitioner Property Clerk of the New York City Police Department would ordinarily be entitled to retain possession of an automobile used to transport a controlled substance away from the scene of the sale (Property Clerk of N. Y. City Police Dept. v Aponte, 158 AD2d 431 [decided herewith]; Property Clerk of N. Y. City Police Dept. v…