When the disposition of the lost, abandoned or unclaimed property is not otherwise governed by law or by order of a court, the Chief of Police shall surrender the property, if claimed, to any person known to be the owner, on producing satisfactory evidence of ownership or right to possession, upon payment of any proper fees owing to the city because of the city’s storage of the property. If the right of the claimant is not certain, the Chief may, in his or her discretion, require the claimant to give reasonable security for the return of the property or its value; and if there could be conflicting claims the Chief may request the Legal Department to file an interpleader suit.
(1998 Code, § 70-92)