La Quinta Municipal Code Ch. 11.76 Unclaimed Property

In this chapter:

"Chief of police" means the chief of police then assigned to the city of La Quinta by the Riverside County sheriff's department pursuant to the law enforcement services agreement or agent of the chief of police, duly authorized by him or her.

"Police" means the Riverside County sheriff's department, county of Riverside, state of California pursuant to the law enforcement services agreement currently in force and as amended, renewed, or restated from time to time ("law enforcement services agreement").

"Unclaimed property" means money, chattels or property of all kinds and descriptions, excepting animals, which property is lost, stolen, abandoned or otherwise unclaimed.

(Ord. 568 § 16, 2018; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

The chief of police shall be the custodian of all unclaimed property which may now be in his or her possession or his or her control, or which may hereafter come into the possession or control of the chief of police or any police officer of the city.

(Ord. 568 § 16, 2018; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

A. The policies, procedures and regulations for the handling, tracking, storage, return, sale or other disposition of unclaimed property, and the policies, procedures and regulations for accounting, sale proceeds and proceed deposits shall be subject to and governed by any and all ordinances, resolutions, regulations, policies, procedures and other official actions taken by the Riverside County sheriff's department, county of Riverside, California during the term of the law enforcement services agreement.

B. In the event the city takes official action to no longer be a party to the law enforcement services agreement, then all unclaimed property subject to this chapter shall remain subject to and governed by the policies, procedures and regulations for the handling, tracking, storage, return, sale or other disposition of unclaimed property, and the policies, procedures and regulations for accounting, sale proceeds and proceed deposits shall be subject to and governed by any and all ordinances, resolutions, regulations, policies, procedures and other official actions then in place by the Riverside County sheriff's department, county of Riverside, California, except that the city shall be the governing agency with jurisdiction over unclaimed property. The city manager shall have the authority to enact any and all regulations that would allow for the city to administer unclaimed property until such time as the city enacts an ordinance(s) amending this chapter or other provisions of the code in furtherance of regulating unclaimed property.

(Ord. 568 § 16, 2018; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)