Riverside County Municipal Code Ch. 2.96 Unclaimed Property

Unclaimed property, not otherwise required to be disposed of according to law, in the possession of the sheriff, shall be held by the sheriff for at least three months and thereafter may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder after notice of such sale is given by the sheriff at least five days before the time fixed therefor by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. Property remaining unsold after such a sale may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the sheriff. All moneys received from any such sale shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.

(Ord. 423.3 § 1, 1989)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.96.010, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 217, any bicycles or toys in such possession of the sheriff for a period of at least sixty (60) days may, instead of being sold, be turned over to the probation officer of the county, to the department of public social services of the county, or to any charitable or nonprofit organization which is authorized under its Articles of Incorporation to participate in a program or activity designed to prevent juvenile delinquency and which is exempt from income taxation under federal or state law, or both, for use in any program or activity designed to prevent juvenile delinquency.

(Ord. 423.3 § 1.1, 1989)

If the sheriff of the county determines that such unclaimed property is needed for a public use, the property may be retained by the county and need not be sold. Such property may not be redeemable by the owner or other person entitled to possession after the time periods described in Section 2.96.010 have expired.

(Ord. 423.3 § 1.2, 1989)