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Sheriff's office clears path to sell seized vehicles, convert two for agency use and accepts forfeiture accounting
Summary
Clay County commissioners approved the sheriff's request to accept and dispose of multiple abandoned or seized vehicles under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 18.17, convert two vehicles to agency use and acknowledged the sheriff's forfeiture fund accounting. The court authorized sales and conversion actions by general consent, 5-0.
The Clay County Commissioner's Court approved a set of sheriff's office requests related to seized and abandoned vehicles, forfeiture funds and a memorandum of agreement with the Texas Animal Health Commission.
The sheriff told the court the vehicles originated from human-smuggling and related cases. Under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 18.17, the sheriff said certified notices were sent to prior owners, the statutory 90-day period elapsed (the sheriff noted January 31 as the ninetieth day) and only one non-registered owner responded.…
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