[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rockland County Legislature 2-3-2009 by Res. No. 35-2009. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Legislature of Rockland County hereby establishes rules and regulations for administering lost and abandoned property that was subject to forfeiture pursuant to CPLR § 1349 but was not timely pursued by the Office of the District Attorney, and is now lost or abandoned property, which shall take effect immediately.
A. 
The rules and regulations for administering lost and abandoned property that was originally subject to forfeiture but is now identified as lost and abandoned property shall be as follows.
B. 
Lost and abandoned property that was originally subject to CPLR § 1349, Forfeiture, but was not timely forfeited, that is currently subject to disposal according to the provisions in Subdivision 3 of § 254 of the Personal Property Law, shall be disposed of as follows:
(1) 
If consisting of money and taken possession of by an employee of the Office of the District Attorney, be paid by the District Attorney to the Commissioner of Finance for deposit into the District Attorney's Asset Forfeiture Fund, if the money was subject to forfeiture, pursuant to CPLR § 1349. If the money or property was not subject to forfeiture, pursuant to CPLR § 1349, then the money will be paid to the Commissioner of Finance for deposit into the General Fund.
(2) 
If consisting of other property, the property shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, and the proceeds from the sale shall be turned over to the Commissioner of Finance, who shall follow the procedures in Subsection B(1) of this section. Such proceeds shall be considered to have been taken in possession by the employee who took possession of the property or out of which such proceeds were derived.