This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority provided by section 2080.4 of the California Civil Code.

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Adopted by Ord. 1296 on 12/15/2020 9.40.020 Applicability

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the care, restitution, sale or destruction of unclaimed property in the possession of the sheriff of the county.

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Adopted by Ord. 1296 on 12/15/2020 9.40.030 Definitions

"Unclaimed Property" means any property found by the officers or employees of the County of Glenn upon the public streets or ways of the county or elsewhere, where the owner of the same is unknown. "Unclaimed property" also means any property in the possession of the sheriff of Glenn County which the owner thereof has not claimed and redeemed within the time limits set forth below. Property held as evidence, dangerous weapons or deadly weapons, narcotic or dangerous drugs, explosives or any property of any kind whatsoever which is prohibited by law as the same are defined or described in state or federal statutes, shall not constitute Unclaimed Property as herein defined.

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Adopted by Ord. 1296 on 12/15/2020 9.40.040 Care And Restitution

All Unclaimed Property as above defined shall be kept by the sheriff using ordinary care to keep the property safe. If an owner appears prior to three (3) months from the date the property came into the possession of the sheriff and produces reasonable proof of ownership, the property shall be delivered to said owner upon payment of the storage charges, if any, imposed by the sheriff, and upon said owner executing a receipt for the property.

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Adopted by Ord. 1296 on 12/15/2020 9.40.050 Procedure For Sale

The sheriff is authorized and empowered to sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, or to transfer said property to the Purchasing Agent for sale to the public at public auction, any article of personal property in his or her possession, unclaimed for a period of three (3) months.
ln the event the Sheriff elects to sell the property, he or she shall give notice of the date, time and place of sale at least five (5) days before the time fixed therefor by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Glenn.
In the event the sheriff elects to transfer said property to the Purchasing Agent for sale to the public at public auction, the Purchasing Agent shall give notice of the time and place of sale in the same manner as provided by Article 7 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 5, Part 2, Division 2, Title 3 of the California Government Code for the sale of surplus personal property.
If the property is transferred to the Purchasing Agent pursuant to this chapter, such property shall not be redeemable by the owner or other person entitled to possession. If the Purchasing Agent determines that any such property transferred to it for sale is needed for a public use, such property may be retained by the county and need not be sold.
The net proceeds from any sale conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be delivered to the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund.
Property for which no bid is made at such sale may be given to a nonprofit charitable organization, destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Purchasing Agent, or the Purchasing Agent's designee, may direct.

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Adopted by Ord. 1296 on 12/15/2020

10 Public Peace, Morals And Welfare

10.04 Fraudulent Misrepresentation

10.10 Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages And Possession Of Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers Along Specified Portions Of The Sacramento River

10.20 Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages In Public Places

10.22 Regulation Of Smoking And Secondhand Smoke

10.25 Offenses Against Public Peace (Reserved)

10.32 Trespass

10.36 Youth Protection Curfew

10.38 Truancy/Loitering On School Days

10.40 Weapons

10.42 Discharge Of Firearms On County Property