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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 556F.6A FINDER'S OPTIONS IN
1 2 DISPOSING OF FOUND PROPERTY.
1 3 A person who finds lost goods, money, bank notes, or other
1 4 property, and where the owner is unknown, may do either of the
1 5 following:
1 6 1. Comply with the provisions of sections 556F.7 through
1 7 556F.10.
1 8 2. Deliver the goods, money, bank notes, or other property
1 9 to the sheriff of the county where such property was found, or
1 10 to a local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where
1 11 the property was found. The sheriff or local law enforcement
1 12 agency shall make every reasonable effort to identify the
1 13 owner of the property and return the property if the owner is
1 14 located. If the owner of the property is not identified and a
1 15 person does not appear to claim and prove ownership of the
1 16 property within twelve months of the date the property is
1 17 delivered to the sheriff or local law enforcement agency, the
1 18 right to the property is irrevocably vested in the finder and
1 19 the property shall be delivered to the finder.
1 20 EXPLANATION
1 21 This bill establishes an alternative option for a person to
1 22 dispose of found property. The bill provides that the person
1 23 may deliver the goods, money, bank notes, or other property to
1 24 the sheriff of the county where such property was found, or to
1 25 a local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where the
1 26 property was found. The sheriff or local law enforcement
1 27 agency is given responsibility for attempting to find the
1 28 owner of the found property. If the owner is not located and
1 29 no one claims the property within 12 months of the date the
1 30 property is delivered to the sheriff or local law enforcement
1 31 agency, the right to the property is irrevocably vested in the
1 32 finder and the property shall be delivered to the finder.
1 33 Currently, the finder of the property is charged with the
1 34 responsibility of attempting to locate the owner and posting
1 35 notice on the door of the courthouse of the county in which
2 1 the property was found and three other public places in the
2 2 county. This option remains for the finder.
2 3 LSB 1153XS 77
2 4 mj/cf/24
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