Upon receipt of the property referred to in Section 240.02 and 240.03, the Chief of Police shall make a diligent effort to locate the rightful owner thereof and to return such property to such owner. No property shall be surrendered by the Chief of Police until any and all charges for taking possession of and keeping and storing such property shall be paid. Before surrendering any such property, the Chief of Police shall require such evidence of ownership as may be appropriate in each case. In the event the name and post office address of the owner of any such property is known, notice of the retention of such property, of the requirements of this ordinance pertaining to the sale thereof in the event it shall remain unclaimed within ninety days, and of the limitation on the right of the owner to reclaim such property, as set forth in Section 240.06, hereof, shall be given by the Chief of Police to such owner by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(Ord. 98. Passed 7-14-76.)