Webb v. Department of Highway Safety

Petitioner, Brad Webb, files a petition for writ of prohibition seeking review of the trial court’s order denying his motion to dismiss a forfeiture complaint filed by respondent, Department of Highway Safety. The sole issue for this court’s consideration is whether respondent timely filed its forfeiture complaint.

The record shows that on June 3, 1997, respondent seized petitioner’s 1994 Honda Prelude. On April 23, 1998, petitioner received by mail a notice of seizure and right to adversarial preliminary hearing which said that a 1994 Honda Prelude had been seized pursuant to the Florida…