Section 45-35-231 Record of abandoned and stolen property; storage. (a) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department. The records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property, the serial or other identifying number of the […]
Section 45-35-231.01 Sale of perishable property. If the abandoned and stolen personal property is of a perishable nature and reasonable attempts to locate and identify the owner of the property are not successful, the property may be sold at once without notice. The sheriff shall attempt to obtain the best possible price for the property. […]
Section 45-35-231.02 Record of abandoned and stolen firearms; sale or distribution. (a) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a separate permanent record of all abandoned and stolen firearms, not subject to disposition by general law. The record shall state the description, the identifying number, if any, of the firearm, and the place of recovery of […]
Section 45-35-231.03 Notice and sale of abandoned or stolen property. (a) At least every six months, the sheriff shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned or stolen personal property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by the sheriff’s department and has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner during […]
Section 45-35-231.04 Claim of ownership. The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the Houston County Sheriff’s Department, including firearms, may claim the property at any time prior to its sale by submitting sufficient proof of ownership as determined by the sheriff and by paying any reasonable expenses incurred in the recovery […]
Section 45-35-231.05 Record of sale; rejection of bid. If property is sold at public auction, as provided in this part, a notation in the storage record book shall be made of the sale and of the amount received for the property. The person making the sale may reject any and all bids if the amount […]
Section 45-35-231.06 Disposition of sale proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of property at an auction conducted under the authority of this part, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of property, shall be paid to the office of the Sheriff of Houston County. (Act 97-487, p. 846, […]
