A. If an agency takes any property from a person, the agency shall provide the person with a detailed receipt for the property. The receipt shall contain a notice to the person on how to retrieve the property from the agency.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-944

  • Found property: means recovered, lost, surrendered, abandoned or otherwise received property that is turned over to a public agency where the owner may or may not be known and that is not classified as evidence. See Arizona Laws 12-940
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: means any item, including currency, that is held for safekeeping or as evidence or found property or that has been abandoned, unclaimed or awarded by the court. See Arizona Laws 12-940

B. If the owner of found property that has a value of more than one hundred fifty dollars is not known, the agency holding the property shall publish or post a notice containing a description of the property before the final disposal of the property.