HERNANDEZ v.CITY OF SACRAMENTO Part II
Charter city may not dilute the procedural protections accorded by state laws to those who forfeit the vehicles they allegedly used to facilitate prostitution or various drug transactions; forfeiture for those reasons is a matter of statewide concern as to which state law including requirements that requisite facts be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, that the illegal activities result in a criminal conviction, and that innocent owners of the vehicle be protected -- preempts conflicting local enactments.
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