[CC 1990 § 2-361; Ord. No. 667 § 1, 4-6-1992]
All unclaimed property, other than money or cash, coming into
the possession of the Police Department from any source whatsoever
and having any value shall be properly marked and cataloged so as
to show its source and the date of its receipt and shall be kept and
disposed of as hereinafter provided.
[CC 1990 § 2-362; Ord. No. 667 § 2, 4-6-1992]
On such day or days of each year as shall be designated by the
City Administrator, all such property which has a value which has
remained unclaimed for more than six (6) months and/or the owner of
which is unknown, which is no longer required in a criminal proceeding,
shall be sold at public auction at the direction of the Chief of Police
at a suitable place designated by the City Administrator after such
destruction and/or sale is approved by the Municipal Judge of the
City of Chesterfield. Ten (10) days' notice of such sale shall
be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, such
notice to be published not more than three (3) weeks prior to the
date of such sale. Monies derived from the sale of stolen property
or property acquired in any other manner declared an offense by Chapters
569 and 570, RSMo., less necessary expenses of preservation and sale,
shall be paid into the County Treasury pursuant to Section 542.301.1(5),
RSMo. All monies received from the sale of any other property shall
be turned over to the Director of Finance to be deposited in the General
Revenue Fund of the City of Chesterfield. All property for which no
bid is received at such sale shall be destroyed or thrown away (or
given away to a not-for-profit agency or non-profit agency if appropriate)
at the direction of the Chief of Police and/or shall be discarded
in the presence of at least two (2) officers of the Police Department.
Such officers shall sign a certificate of destruction, copies of which
shall be maintained by the Police Department.
[CC 1990 § 2-363; Ord. No. 667 § 3, 4-6-1992]
Property which is determined to have no evidentiary or monetary
value, including alcoholic beverages of any type, shall be disposed
of by destruction, being discarded and/or by emptying out the alcohol.
[CC 1990 § 2-364; Ord. No. 667 § 4, 4-6-1992]
Property which is determined to be perishable or which would
otherwise be impractical to store or keep for an extended period of
time such as fresh produce, animals, livestock or frozen foods shall
be disposed of within a reasonable time as determined by the Chief
of Police with the approval of the Municipal Judge. Such items may
be destroyed or disposed of in such a manner as would benefit those
in need. Disposal of produce and other perishable items may be made
to charitable non-profit or not-for-profit organizations where appropriate.
Further, other hard items such as bicycles, etc., which are to be
disposed of under the terms of this Article, may, upon the written
approval of the Municipal Judge and/or City Administrator, be donated
to charitable organizations, not-profit or not-for-profit organizations
as deemed appropriate.
[CC 1990 § 2-365; Ord. No. 667 § 5, 4-6-1992]
All controlled substances, imitation controlled substances or
drug paraphernalia for the administration, use or manufacture of controlled
substances or imitation controlled substances which have come into
the custody of a Police Officer of the City of Chesterfield or officers
or agents acting on behalf of the City of Chesterfield, the lawful
possession of which is not established or the title to which cannot
be ascertained, shall be disposed of after it is determined that the
item is not needed as evidence upon order of the Municipal Judge of
the City of Chesterfield. A record of the place where such controlled
substances, imitation controlled substances or drug paraphernalia
were seized, of the kinds and quantities of the controlled substances,
imitation controlled substances or drug paraphernalia so destroyed
and at the time, place and manner of destruction shall be kept by
the City of Chesterfield in accordance with the laws of the State
of Missouri.
[CC 1990 § 2-366; Ord. No. 667 § 6, 4-6-1992]
All money or cash coming into the possession of the Police Department of the City of Chesterfield from any source whatsoever, except as set out in Section 140.080 herein, which has remained unclaimed, the owner being unknown for a period of at least one (1) year shall be turned over to the Director of Finance and a record thereof shall be kept by the Director. Such money shall go into the general revenues of the City of Chesterfield. Should the ownership of such money or cash be established within a period of three (3) years from the date of its receipt, the Director of Finance shall be empowered to turn the same over to the owner. After a period of three (3) years, it shall become part of the General Revenue Fund of the City of Chesterfield and shall not be entitled to be returned, except by order of the City Council.
[CC 1990 § 2-367; Ord. No. 667 § 7, 4-6-1992]
Weapons, tools, devices and substances other than lawfully possessed
weapons seized by an officer incident to an arrest, which for any
reason are not subject to forfeiture to the State pursuant to Section
542.301.2(1), RSMo., shall be destroyed or rendered permanently inoperable,
firearms shall be melted, upon written order by the appropriate Judge
after having determined the item possess no evidentiary value.
[CC 1990 § 2-368; Ord. No. 667 § 8, 4-6-1992]
All money, cash or legal tender which is equivalent to cash which is found by a citizen and turned over to the Police Department of the City of Chesterfield may, upon the approval of the City Administrator, be returned to the finder of such property in the event that the original owner cannot be located after a period of one (1) year. If such monies are not so returned, the monies shall be turned over to the Director of Finance as set out in Section 140.060 above.
[CC 1990 § 2-369; Ord. No. 667 § 9, 4-6-1992]
In any auction of the goods being presented under this Chapter
or any other disposition of such property, the employees of the City
and their families are prohibited from participating in such auction
and otherwise buying or receiving evidence or found property which
had previously been held by the Police Department.
