A. Within seven days of the finding, acquire a signed statement setting forth an appraisal of the current market value of the property prepared by a qualified person engaged in buying or selling like items or by a district court judge;

B. Within seven days of finding the item, report the find of property to the Lynnwood police department and if requested by a police officer, surrender the property and a copy of the appraisal;

C. If the finder desires to claim the property, serve written notice upon the Lynnwood police officer of the finder’s intent to claim the property if the owner does not make claim as provided in this chapter;

D. Within 30 days of the finding, cause notice of the finding to be published at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property was found. (Ord. 1230 § 1, 1982)