TITLE 3: REVENUE AND FINANCE
Chapter
3.08 DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY
3.12 GENERAL AND SPECIAL FUNDS
3.16 (REPEALED)
3.20 CONSTRUCTION EXCISE TAX
3.24 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PAYROLL AND SELF- EMPLOYMENT TAX
3.30 STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
3.35 PARK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
3.40 MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX
3.50 TRANSIENT ROOM TAX
3.60 MARIJUANA TAX
Section
3.08.010 Definitions.
3.08.020 Personal property in possession of Police Department.
3.08.030 Storage of abandoned property.
3.08.040 Duty to notify owner of abandoned property.
3.08.050 Publication of notice of abandoned property.
3.08.060 Claims of ownership.
3.08.070 Sale of abandoned property.
3.08.080 Proceeds of sale.
3.08.090 Certificate of sale.
3.08.100 Delivery of property to purchaser.
3.08.110 Owner entitled to balance of proceeds.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Abandoned means any personal property which has been left upon any street, alley, park, sidewalk or other real property owned by the city in the city without the owner or person having possession of the personal property having first obtained the permission of the City Police Department to leave the personal property in that place; or where the personal property shall have been left in any of the places in the city with the permission of the City Police Department, but the owner or person entitled to possession thereof has refused to move the personal property, after having been given 10 days’ notice by the City Police Department to remove the same.
Costs means the expense of removing, storing or selling abandoned personal property.
Owner means any individual, firm or corporation, or unincorporated association with a claim, either individually or jointly; ownership; or any interest, legal or equitable, in the personal property.
Personal Property means any movable property or chattels except an abandoned vehicle, as regulated under Chapter 10.08 of this Code.
If any personal property shall come into the possession of the City Police Department by reason of arrest, confiscation or in any other manner, and the owner thereof is not then known, the personal property shall be considered abandoned property, as defined by this chapter, and disposed of as provided in this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the City Police Department to take possession of all abandoned property which comes to the knowledge of the Police Department and safely keep the same in some suitable storage place to be designated by the Police Department, pending investigation concerning the ownership of the property.
If any personal property shall be abandoned within the city for more than 15 days, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to use all reasonable means to ascertain the owner of the property and to notify the owner in writing as follows:
A. A brief description of the personal property abandoned, including any serial numbers or other numbers identifying the property;
B. The location where the personal property was found abandoned;
C. The storage place of the personal property; and
D. That the city may, after 60 days from the date of the mailing of the notice, proceed to sell the personal property for cash to the highest and best bidder, and from the proceeds of the sale retain a sum sufficient to pay the costs of the sale.
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