77-24a-5. Disposition of unclaimed property.
(1) (a) If the owner of any unclaimed property cannot be determined or notified, or if he
is determined and notified, and fails to appear and claim the property after three months of its
receipt by the local law enforcement agency, the agency shall:
(i) publish at least one notice of the intent to dispose of the unclaimed property:
(A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the county; and
(B) as required in Section 45-1-101; and
(ii) post a similar notice in a public place designated for notice within the law
enforcement agency.
(b) The notice shall:
(i) give a general description of the item; and
(ii) the date of intended disposition.
(c) The agency may not dispose of the unclaimed property until at least eight days after
the date of publication and posting.
(2) (a) If no claim is made for the unclaimed property within nine days of publication and
posting, the agency shall notify the person who turned the property over to the local law
enforcement agency, if it was turned over by a person under Section 77-24a-3.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if that person has complied with the provisions
of this chapter, the person may take the unclaimed property if the person:
(i) pays the costs incurred for advertising and storage; and
(ii) signs a receipt for the item.
(3) If the person who found the unclaimed property fails to take the property under the
provisions of this chapter, the agency shall dispose of that property and any other property that is
not claimed under this chapter as provided by Section 77-24-4.
(4) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency who finds property may not
claim or receive property under this section.
Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
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