§ 2-7.04. Finder May Reclaim Property or Money.

If the true owner does not appear during the time such property or money is so held, and claim the property or money, it may be delivered back to the finder, other than a City employee who found the same while performing his regular duty, if the property or money is less than fifty dollars ($50.00) in value, if such finder has served written notice upon the City that he wishes to assert a claim to the property or money as a finder, and if he has complied with the requirement of the Civil Code governing the duties and obligations of a finder. If the money or property is fifty dollars ($50.00) or more in value and the three-month period has passed, the police department shall cause notice of the property to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation. If after seven (7) days from publication of notice no owner appears and the finder pays the cost of the publication and the cost of storage, the police may return the property to a finder who has complied with the duties and obligations set forth in the Civil Code.

(Added by Ord. 610-C.S., amended by Ord. 2511-C.S., § 1, effective 7-2-87)