HERNANDEZ v. CITY OF SACRAMENTO Part I
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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