San Ramon Municipal Code Ch. X Unclaimed Property

City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 267

Except as otherwise provided by state or federal laws, and under the provisions of California Civil Code Section 2080.4, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the care, restitution, sale or destruction of unclaimed property. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

All personal property which has come into the possession of the sheriff and has been unclaimed by the owner shall be stored in a safe place for a period of at least four months, except in the case of bicycles, which shall be stored for at least three months. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Property received by the sheriff from a person who has found or saved it and who has complied with the provisions of Civil Code Section 2080.1 may be claimed by such finder if no owner has appeared and proved ownership within ninety days. Such claim shall be made no later than ten days after the expiration of the ninety-day period. Upon satisfactory proof that the finder has published, after the expiration of the ninety-day period, a notice of the found property in a newspaper of general circulation published in this city, and upon payment of reasonable storage costs, the sheriff shall, if the property remains unclaimed by the owner for an additional ten days from the date of publication of the notice, transfer the property to the finder. This section shall not apply to property found in the course of employment by an employee of any public agency. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

At any time after the expiration of four months (three months in the case of bicycles) and ten days from the time unclaimed property is stored by the sheriff, the sheriff may, subject to the provisions of Section B7-223, sell any or all of it to the highest bidder at public auction, after giving notice of the sale at least five days before the time fixed for the auction by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in this city. This notice shall contain a general description of the property and the time and place where the sale shall be held. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Any unclaimed property for which no bids were received at public auction, perishable goods, property which is dangerous in itself, and property which is contrary to public policy for the sheriff to retain shall be disposed of in the manner that the sheriff in the public interest may determine. This chapter shall not apply to property subject to confiscation or special disposition under state or federal law. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 268

Any unclaimed pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, which has been stored by the sheriff pursuant to Section B7-222 shall be disposed of in the manner that the sheriff in the public interest may determine. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Toys and bicycles in the possession of the sheriff, which have been unclaimed for a period of at least three months, instead of being sold at public auction to the highest bidder, under Section B7-224, may be turned over to the county probation officer for use in any program of activities designed to prevent juvenile delinquency in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code § 516. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)