State v. United States Currency

WERTHEIMER, J.S.C.

This matter comes before the court via a forfeiture hearing pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:64-1 et seq. wherein the State seeks an order for forfeiture against defendants’ interests in real property located at 120 Livingston Street, Westfield, New Jersey. There appears to be no reported case wherein the State has sought to apply the statute against real property.

The applicable statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:64-1, reads in pertinent part:(a) Any interest in the following shall be subject to forfeiture and no property right shall exist in them: ...(2) All property which has been ... utilized…