Richard Kolasinski v. Tennessee Department of Safety And Homeland Security, et al.

Case Number
M2014-02487-COA-R3-CV

Police seized a vehicle and commenced forfeiture proceedings. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security mailed notices of the forfeiture proceedings to the driver and the owner of the vehicle, but the postal service returned the notices undelivered. When no petition was filed asserting a claim to the vehicle, the Department entered an order of forfeiture. After learning of the order of forfeiture, the owner of the vehicle filed a petition for judicial review, but because the petition was filed sixty-one days after the entry of the order of forfeiture, the trial court dismissed the petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
 

Authoring Judge
Judge W. Neal McBrayer
Originating Judge
Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman
Case Name
Richard Kolasinski v. Tennessee Department of Safety And Homeland Security, et al.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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