3.22.020 Notice of possession.
A. The chief of police shall notify the finance director that the chief is in possession of disposable property. The finance director shall publish on the city of Palmer web page for a period of two weeks a notice of possession of disposable property. At approximately the same time as the notice is initially published, the chief of police shall send copies of the notice by certified mail (return receipt requested) to the last known owner and to the finder, if any, at their respective last known addresses, if any.
B. Every notice of possession mailed or published pursuant to this section shall contain:
1. A general description of the property;
2. The date the police department first obtained possession of the property;
3. The provision that unclaimed property will be sold at public auction and the proceeds will be forfeited to the city general fund;
4. The provision that unclaimed property, if money, will be paid into the city general fund;
5. The provision that the property must be claimed by the owner within 15 days after the last date on which the notice is published; and
6. The provision that the finder will forfeit all of his or her right, title, interest and claim in and to found property or money unclaimed by the owner unless the finder files a written request with the chief of police for return of the unclaimed property within 15 days after the last date on which the notice is published. (Ord. 16-014 § 3, 2016; Ord. 522 § 3, 1997)