Supreme Court of Florida

The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act (FCFA) does not preempt a municipality from using its home rule powers to adopt an ordinance that authorizes the seizure and impoundment of vehicles used in the commission of certain misdemeanor offenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/06/2006
• Published 07/06/2006

Judges

• BELL, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel L. Abbott, City Attorney, Hollywood, FL, for Petitioner., Robert S. Glazier, Miami, FL, Maria Chiaro, Interim City Attorney and Warren Bittner, Assistant City Attorney, Miami, FL on behalf of City of Miami;  Edward G. Guedes and Harriet R. Lewis of Weiss, Serota, Helfman, Pastoriza, Guedes, Cole and Boniske, P.A., Miami, FL on behalf of City of Dania Beach, FL and City of West Palm Beach, FL;  Keith W. Davis of Corbett and White, P.A., General Counsel, Lake Worth, FL on behalf of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Inc., for Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald S. Guralnick, Miami, FL, for Respondent.