Section: 2.33.035 Sale of unclaimed
property and evidence from criminal actions
When there is delivered to the purchasing agent any unclaimed personal property in the possession of the sheriff, or when any unclaimed evidence from criminal cases is transferred to the purchasing agent on the order of the court pursuant to Section 1417.5 of the California Penal Code, the purchasing agent may do one of the following with respect thereto:
A. Destroy or otherwise dispose of such property if the purchasing agent determines that the same has no, or negligible value and is not needed for county purposes;
B. Retain said property for county use; or
C. If the board of supervisors finds such property to be surplus property, sell the same by public sale pursuant to Government Code Sections 25504, 25506, and 25507 and deposit the proceeds from such sale into the county general fund. Property transferred to the purchasing agent pursuant to this section shall not be redeemable thereafter by the owner.
(Ord. 2005-09 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 2005-01 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 2000-008 § 45, 2000; Ord. 82-06 § 1 (part), 1982.)