If within 6 months after the sale of the lost, unclaimed, recovered or stolen property the owner of the property, including money, files with the City Council a claim for the property, including money, and proves his right to the property, the City Council shall direct the City Treasurer to pay the money or the amount received for the property to the owner. The City Council shall not approve any claims filed more than 6 months after the sale. Any police officer disposing of property in the manner so provided in this division shall not be liable to the owner thereof.
(1993 Code, § 2-199)