The chief of police shall, at least once a year and as often as he may deem advisable, cause to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all property which comes into the possession of the police department by being taken from persons arrested for crime, or which may be found, and which remains unclaimed by any person or persons entitled thereto for a period of not less than six months after the same has come into the possession of the department, and shall cause the proceeds of such sale to be paid into the city treasury.
(Ord. 594 § 1, 1976)
Before making any sale as provided in PMC § 2.34.010, the chief of police shall cause notice thereof to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in King County for three successive weeks preceding the date of such sale, stating that the sale will take place at the police headquarters at a day and hour specified in such notice, and stating the terms of such sale, the kind of property, as near as may be, and that it is unclaimed and taken from persons arrested for violation of the law, or has been found, and that any person or persons owning or entitled to any of such property may recover the same at the date of such sale by proving that they are entitled thereto to the satisfaction of the chief of police.
(Ord. 594 § 1, 1976)