The Chief of Police shall make a reasonable attempt to locate and notify the owner of each item of lost, abandoned or unclaimed property that is in custody of the Chief of Police. When the disposition of the property is not otherwise governed by law or by order of a court, and the property remains unclaimed for two years after it comes into the custody of the Chief of Police, it shall be sold as specified in this subchapter.
(1998 Code, § 70-93)