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PAG LIN 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 Sec. 2. Section 556F.8, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 21 follows: 1 22 556F.8 ADVERTISEMENT. 1 23 Thefinder of such lost goods, money, bank notes, or other1 24things, shall forthwithauditor shall give written notice of 1 25 the finding of such property.SuchThe notice shall contain 1 26 an accurate description of the property and a statement as to 1 27 the time when and place where thesameproperty was found, and1 28the post-office address of the finder.SaidThe notice shall 1 29 be made as follows: 1 30 1.BeNotice shall be posted at the door, or other 1 31 conspicuous place, of the courthouse in the county in which 1 32 the property was foundand in three other of the most public1 33places in the said county; and. 1 34 2.In caseIf the property foundshall exceed tenexceeds 1 35 five hundred dollars in value as determined by the auditor, in 2 1 addition to the notice provided under subsection 1, the notice 2 2 shall be published once each week for three consecutive weeks 2 3 in some newspaper published in and having general circulation 2 4 insaidthe county. 2 5 Sec. 3. Section 556F.9, Code 1999, is amended to read as 2 6 follows: 2 7 556F.9 RECORD OF PUBLICATION. 2 8 Proof of publication ofsaidnoticeand of the posting2 9thereofshall be made byaffidavitsaffidavit of the publisher 2 10and the person posting said noticesof the notice, andsaid2 11affidavitsthe affidavit shall be filed in the office of the 2 12 county auditor ofsaidthe county. 2 13 Sec. 4. Section 556F.14, Code 1999, is amended to read as 2 14 follows: 2 15 556F.14 COSTS, CHARGES, AND CARE – ASSESSMENT. 2 16 The owner shall also be required to pay the finder or 2 17 auditor all such costs and charges as may have been paid by 2 18 the finder or auditor for services rendered as aforesaid, 2 19 including the cost of publication, together with reasonable 2 20 charges for keeping and taking care of such property, which 2 21 last mentioned charge, in case the finder and the owner cannot 2 22 agree, shall be assessed by two disinterested householders of 2 23 the neighborhood, to be appointed by some magistratejudgeof 2 24 the proper county, whose decision, when made, shall be binding 2 25 and conclusive on all parties. 2 26 EXPLANATION 2 27 This bill establishes an alternative option for a person to 2 28 dispose of found property. The bill provides that the person 2 29 may deliver the goods, money, bank notes, or other property to 2 30 the sheriff of the county where such property was found, or to 2 31 a local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where the 2 32 property was found. The sheriff or local law enforcement 2 33 agency is given responsibility for attempting to find the 2 34 owner of the found property. If the owner is not located and 2 35 no one claims the property within 12 months of the date the 3 1 property is delivered to the sheriff or local law enforcement 3 2 agency, the right to the property is irrevocably vested in the 3 3 finder and the property shall be delivered to the finder. 3 4 Currently, the finder of the property is charged with the 3 5 responsibility of attempting to locate the owner and posting 3 6 notice on the door of the courthouse of the county in which 3 7 the property was found and three other public places in the 3 8 county. This option remains for the finder. 3 9 The bill amends Code section 556F.8 and provides that the 3 10 auditor is to give written notice concerning found property 3 11 rather than the finder of the lost property. The bill 3 12 provides that if the value of the property exceeds $500 as 3 13 determined by the auditor, notice is also to be published once 3 14 each week for three consecutive weeks. Currently, such 3 15 publication is to occur if the value of the property exceeds 3 16 $10. The bill provides for the costs and charges incurred and 3 17 paid by the auditor to be reimbursed by the owner of the lost 3 18 property. 3 19 This bill may create a state mandate as defined in section 3 20 25B.3. 3 21 LSB 2701XS 78 3 22 mj/cf/24
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