[Adopted 2-28-1984 by Ord. No. 895 as
Art. I of Ch. 224 of the 1984 Code]
The Police Department shall be charged with
the custody of such personal property, including unclaimed or confiscated
personal property, goods or money, as may come into its possession
and shall dispose of such items, except motor vehicles, as provided
in this article.
The Police Department shall make a detailed
list of all personal property, including goods and money, delivered
to its possession. Said list shall include the name of the finder,
date taken into possession by the Police Department, whether it was
originally recovered, the date of original recovery and the final
disposition thereof.
[Amended 8-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1084]
Such personal property, including goods and
money, shall be held by the Police Department for a period of three
months, during which time every reasonable effort shall be made to
locate the owner thereof.
[Amended 8-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1084]
The Chief of Police shall, from time to time,
publish a notice setting forth that the Police Department maintains
a detailed list of lost and found articles and/or confiscated articles
of personal property and that if such personal property coming into
its possession is unclaimed for a period of three months, such property
will be returned to the finder or sold at public auction, according
to this article. Said notice shall be published by posting the notice
in at least three public places within the City and by publishing
the notice by and through the community information cable television
channel for the City.
A.
While the Police Department has custody of the personal
property, goods or money, and upon reasonable proof of ownership,
such personal property, goods or money shall be turned over to the
claimant.
B.
In the event that the personal property, goods or
money is not claimed by the owner during said three-month period,
then said property shall be turned over to the finder thereof, upon
payment of the publication fees incurred by the City Clerk.
[Amended 8-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1084]
A.
If the owner of said personal property, goods or money
has not made a claim and said property, goods or money was found by
a City police officer, fire fighter or other City employee during
the course of employment with the City of Roseville or if the finder
fails to appear 30 days after notice that said personal property,
goods or money is unclaimed, then, in the case of personal property
and goods, the items shall be sold at public auction. Unclaimed money
shall be delivered to the City Treasurer and deposited in the general
fund.
[Amended 3-22-1983 by Ord. No. 883]
B.
All articles of personal property, goods and money,
which have been confiscated by the Police Department in a legal manner,
shall be sold at public auction or, in the case of money, delivered
to the City Treasurer to be deposited into the general fund.
C.
The time and place for holding such auction shall
be determined by the Chief of Police, and notice thereof, together
with the articles to be disposed of at such public auction, shall
be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City at least once seven days prior to the date of the holding of
such public auction. The articles shall be sold to the highest bidder,
and the proceeds of such sale shall be accounted for and delivered
to the Treasurer of the City, to be deposited into the general fund
of the City. The Chief of Police or designee shall conduct such auction
and shall make a true, complete and accurate report of the conduct
of such auction, which shall be entered in the Police Department daily
log book. Any property remaining after said sale may be disposed of
as directed by the City Council.
A.
After notice and sale of the items sold at auction as provided herein, the owner may file a claim and, upon proving ownership of said property, shall be reimbursed by the City Treasurer the amount realized from the sale less costs, provided that such a claim must be filed with the Police Department not later than six months after said sale. The period and provisions for claiming ownership hereunder shall apply to any money retained by the City, but not to personal property, goods or money turned over to finders as provided in § 224-5B.
B.
The purchaser of any property sold at auction pursuant hereto shall own the same free of any claims by the previous owner, who shall be limited to filing a claim under Subsection A.
C.
Except as provided in this article, no claim shall
be valid to obtain any money, nor other property recovered, after
notice and sale as provided in this section, said property and money
being considered as abandoned and belonging to the City.
Any lost, abandoned or confiscated property
or goods which cannot be properly preserved shall be sold as soon
as possible, and the proceeds less any costs of sale shall be accounted
for and dispersed according to the terms of this article.
