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Found property procedures
By John Maki
August 08, 2005
Monday
"Karen" recently placed an ad for the owner of a bicycle
to reclaim it. She didn't want to turn it in to the Ketchikan
Police Department because finders of property lose the property
to auction.
That is the way it was done in the past but current Alaska State
Law states that found property can become the finder's property
after one year of not being claimed and if the finder wants the
property. This is now our procedure. We will put
a "hold" on the property for one year where it cannot
go to auction. If an owner can prove it is their property
and reclaims it, we will notify the finder. If not, we
will notify the finder to pick it up.
John Maki
Deputy Chief of Police
Ketchikan, AK - USA
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