556F.7 When owner unknown. If the owner is unknown, the finder shall, within five days after finding the property, take the money, bank notes, and a description of any other property to the county sheriff of thecounty or the chief of police of the city in which the property was found, and provide anaffidavit describing the property, the time when and place where the property was found, andattesting that no alteration has been made in the appearance of the property since the finding.The sheriff or chief of police shall send a copy of the affidavit to the county auditor who shallenter a description of the property and the value of the property, as nearly as the auditor candetermine it, in the auditor’s lost property book, together with the copy of the affidavit of thefinder. [R60, §1508; C73, §1514; C97, §2373; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12205; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.7] 94 Acts, ch 1188, §27C95, §556F.795 Acts, ch 49, §19; 2000 Acts, ch 1043, §2Referred to in §331.502 Sat Dec 23 11:04:47 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 556F.7 (14, 0)
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