ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-P-3 (B)
LARRY E. HARRAH, II,
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF
FAYETTE COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA,
ON BEHALF OF THE
FAYETTE COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
PETITIONER,
VS:
MICHAEL A. BAYS,
RESPONDENT,
and
TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-
TWO DOLLARS ($28,872.00)
UNITED STATES CURRENCY,
RESPONDENT PROPERTY.
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NOTICE OF FILING OF
PETITION FOR FORFEITURE
The object of this suit is to seek an Order forfeiting the herein-described property pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act, (Chapter 60A, Article 7, of the West Virginia Code, as amended).
TO: Any claimant of a right or interest in said property.
You have the right to file a claim to the herein-described property on or before March 1, 2019. Any such claim must clearly state the identity of the claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon said claimant.
1. The property seized and subject of this suit is described as follows:
TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS ($28,872.00), UNITED STATES CURRENCY
2. The law enforcement agency responsible for the seizure is the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.
3. The seizure took place on December 8, 2018, at or near Scarbro, Fayette County, West Virginia.
4. The subject property was in the possession of Michael A. Bays at the time of said seizure.
5. After the date for filing of said claims, an Order of the Court directing forfeiture of the seized property to the State and vesting ownership of said property in the State shall be sought.
If you fail to file a claim, thereafter an Order, upon proper hearing, may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at his office.
ENTERED by the Clerk of said Court on the 17th day of January 2019.
CATHY L. JARRETT, CLERK
Circuit Court of
Fayette County, West Virginia
1-30-WED-2-RH; LG 200789
ID: 200789