A. Claim; Conditions: Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whenever any item of lost or abandoned property has been found and delivered to the chief of police or one of his subordinates for care, custody and control, by any person, such item shall be returned to the original finder whenever a claim has been made by the finder and the following conditions have been met:
1. The claimant is the person who originally found the lost or abandoned property.
2. Claimant, after sending the property to the chief of police, has served written notice of his intention to make a claim on that item within ninety (90) days of the surrender of the item.
3. The lost or abandoned property has remained unclaimed by the owner or person having a right to said property before ninety (90) days after surrender of the same to the chief of police or his subordinate.
4. The lost or abandoned property is not stolen or confiscated property, nor other properties coming within the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 179.
B. Employees Exempt: In no event shall property or money be returned to a city employee who found the same while within the scope of his employment with the city. (Ord. 262, 6-27-1978)