Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
FINDER’S CLAIM ON SEIZED PROPERTY
NO: J-1810
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
November 11, 1996
REVIEWED:
06/15/2018
REVISED:
05/12/2003
UPDATED:
06/15/2018
J-1810-1
POLICY
The California Civil Code establishes procedures by which property found by the public is held
by the Sheriff’s Office and disposed of. All property seized subject to a subsequent finder’s
claim shall be handled in the manner as prescribed by existing state law. The release of found
property to any claimant under a finder’s claim shall be handled in accordance with the
following procedure.
PROCEDURE:
Any finder’s claim for property stored in the Sheriff’s Property Room shall be reviewed on a
divisional level by the Sergeant of the Civil Unit. Final approval of all finder’s claims will be
made by the Commander of the Support Services Division.
DIRECTIVE A
General Rules for Release of Property Pursuant to a Finder’s Cl