§ 38-19. Disposal of property coming into police custody.
(a)
The term "property" as used in this article shall mean and include any and all personal property recovered by the police department, in the ordinary course of business of said department, excluding any property connected with any criminal case pending in the municipal court, or other court of general jurisdiction. The term "reasonable time" as used herein shall mean a period of 90 days from the date of recovery of said personal property to the date of its sale.
(b)
The police department may sell or otherwise dispose of any property in the custody or in the property room of the police department after holding same for a reasonable time and after publication of sale and the items to be sold on said date.
(c)
Publication of the sale of property shall be made in the official newspaper, and shall be made at least two weeks prior to the date of the sale of the property.
(d)
Any proceeds from the sale of personal property as described herein shall be deposited in the general fund of the city.
(e)
The foregoing provisions of this section notwithstanding, if a person delivers personal property to the police department for safekeeping or for the purpose of returning same to its legal owner, and said property is retained for a reasonable time, the person who surrendered said property to the police department may reclaim possession of it.
(Code 1967, § 21-2; Ord. No. 1357, § 1, 6-28-1999)