Whenever property or money shall be taken from persons arrested, and shall be alleged to have been feloniously obtained, or to be the proceeds of crime, and whenever so brought with the claimant and the person arrested before any court for trial, and the court shall be satisfied from evidence that the person arrested is innocent of the offense alleged, and that the property rightfully belongs to him or her, the court may, in writing, order the property or money to be returned, and the Chief of Police or his or her duly designated agent, if he or she have it, to deliver the property or money to the accused person himself or herself, and not to any attorney, agent or clerk of the accused person.
(Ord. 340, passed 7-27-1971)