Can the seized property be forfeited to a cooperative drug enforcement agency?
Only if the cooperative drug enforcement agency is established as a legal or administrative entity pursuant to the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967 [MCL 124.501 et seq.] and the agreement authorizes such a distribution of the forfeitures. Alternatively, as in the Tri-County agreement, funds may be forfeited to one of the participating local units which is designated, by agreement, as the “entity having budgetary authority over the seizing agency.” 2. What must be included in an agreement established pursuant to the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967 (MCL 124.501 et seq.)? Pursuant to Section 5 of the Urban Cooperation Act (MCL 124.505), the agreement may include: a) The purpose of the agreement or the power to be exercised; b) The duration of the agreement and the method of withdrawing from the agreement prior to the term of the agreement; c) The precise organization, composition and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created by the agreement (the makeup of the board represe
