Chapter 6.25
STORAGE, RECORDING AND DISPOSITION OF LOST, STOLEN OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Sections:

6.25.010    Storage of lost, stolen, or unclaimed property.

6.25.020    Disposition of property upon adjudication – Custody of property if accused held for trial.

6.25.030    Sale of property at public auction.

6.25.010 Storage of lost, stolen, or unclaimed property.

All property or money taken from persons under arrest, or taken under suspicion or with knowledge of its having been stolen or feloniously obtained, and all property or money constituting evidence or proceeds of crime, or taken from intoxicated or insane persons, or other persons incapable of taking care of themselves, and all property or money lost or abandoned that may come into the possession of any member of the Police Department, shall be delivered to the Chief of Police, who shall enter, or cause to be entered, in a record to be kept by him for that purpose, a detailed description of the same, together with the name of the person, or persons, from whom received, the names of any claimants thereto, the time of the seizure, and the final disposition thereof. [Ord. 10-09 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 10-06 § 1 (Exh. A); Code 1971 § 6-5-1.]

6.25.020 Disposition of property upon adjudication – Custody of property if accused held for trial.

When any person arrested shall be adjudged innocent of the offense charged by a court of competent jurisdiction, which shall adjudge that the property or money belongs to such person, the Chief of Police shall thereupon deliver such property or money to him personally, and not to his attorney or agent, and take his receipt therefor. If the accused be held for trial or examination, such money or property shall remain in the custody of the Chief of Police until the discharge or conviction of the person accused, unless prior thereto he has delivered the same to a state or county officer, as provided by law. [Ord. 10-09 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 10-06 § 1 (Exh. A); amended 1979; Code 1971 § 6-5-2.]

6.25.030 Sale of property at public auction.

The City Recorder, or such person as shall be designated by him, may sell at public auction all unclaimed property that has been in custody for a period of six months. He shall fix a day upon which the said sale shall take place, and shall give notice thereof by publication three times in an official newspaper. Said notice shall contain a general description of the property to be sold, or shall refer to a list thereof on file with the City. Said notice shall be signed by the City Recorder or by the person designated by him to conduct such public auction. The proceeds of such sale shall, together with all moneys unclaimed for a period of six months, be paid into the City Treasury. In no case shall any property be sold or disposed of until the necessity for the use thereof as evidence has ceased. Any property so advertised for sale and for which there is no bidder may be junked or otherwise disposed of, as the City Council shall determine. [Ord. 10-09 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 10-06 § 1 (Exh. A); amended 1979; Code 1971 § 6-5-3.]