Huntington Park Municipal Code Ch. 6 Unclaimed Property

For the purposes of this chapter, "unclaimed property" shall mean any property which has come into the possession of the Police Department and remains unclaimed for a period of at least six months.

(§ 1, Ord. 1356)

The Police Chief is hereby directed to keep and maintain an inventory of all property which comes into the possession of the Police Department and to keep a record of the date upon which the possession of such property is received, together with an identification and description of each article so received by the Police Department.

(§ 4, Ord. 1356)

After any such unclaimed property shall have been held by the Police Department for a period of at least six months, the Police Chief is hereby authorized to sell such property at public auction to the highest bidder after a notice of such sale has been given by the Police Chief at least five days before the time fixed therefor by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City. The notice of sale shall fix the time and place of the sale. Such sale shall be held by, or under the supervision of, the Police Chief.

(§§ 2 and 3, Ord. 1356)

The proceeds of any such public sale held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall immediately be paid to the City Clerk for deposit in the General Fund of the City.

(§ 5, Ord. 1356)

Any unclaimed property which is not sold or which is in a dilapidated or deteriorated condition may be summarily destroyed or given to a charitable organization by the Police Department after such public sale.

(§ 6, Ord. 1356)