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The chief of police or his or her designated representative to whom a finder surrenders property, shall:

A. Advise the finder if the found property is illegal for him or her to possess and, if so, confiscate the property;

B. Advise the finder if the found property is to be held as evidence in judicial or other official proceedings;

C. Advise the finder in writing of the procedures to be followed in claiming the found property;

D. If the property exceeds $25.00 in value and has been requested to be surrendered to the law enforcement agency, retain the property for 60 days before it can be claimed by the finder under this chapter, unless the owner shall have recovered the property;

E. If the property is held as evidence in judicial or other official proceedings, retain the property for 60 days after the final disposition of the judicial or other official proceeding before it can be claimed by the finder or owner under the provisions of this chapter;

F. After the required number of days have passed, and if no owner has been found, surrender the property to the finder according to the requirements of this chapter; or

G. If neither the finder nor the owner claim the property retained by the officer within 30 days of the time when the claim can be made, the property shall be disposed of as unclaimed property pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. 1230 § 5, 1982)