Office of Finance of Baltimore County v. Jones

Appellant, Baltimore County, filed a petition seeking forfeiture of $11,066 seized in a narcotics raid at the residence of appellee, Kenneth Wayne Jones. From a denial of its petition the county appeals and argues:

I. That the trial court erred in denying its petition for forfeiture on the basis that the petition was not filed within the ninety days from the date of final disposition of criminal proceedings.

II. That the trial court erred when it applied the ninety day time limit for filing of the forfeiture petition when the seizure was pursuant to a valid search warrant.

The facts, which are…