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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. A20-7. Return of lost property in custody of Sheriff to finder.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. A20-7. Return of lost property in custody of Sheriff to finder.

Any property placed in the custody of the Sheriff for the purpose of discovering the true and rightful owner thereof, shall be returned to the person depositing the same upon the filing of a written request with the Sheriff within six months of the date of deposit. Said request shall contain a statement by the finder that he desires the return of said property in order to perfect his title thereto pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code of the State of California.

(Code 1954, § 3.1.30-5.1; Ord. No. NS-300.29, § 1, 3-10-58)

State law reference(s)--Lost and unclaimed property, Civil Code § 2080 et seq.

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