Shelby County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION |
Article V. SHERIFF |
Division 2. ABANDONED PROPERTY |
§ 2-312. Notice to owner; time for claiming property.
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Prior to disposing of property under this division, the sheriff shall make a reasonable effort to locate the true owner of the property and notify such owner of the sheriff's possession of the property. The true owner, when located, shall claim the property within a reasonable time.
(Code 1992, § 24-42; Priv. Acts 1959, ch. 184, § 1)
State law reference
Similar provisions, T.C.A. § 8-8-502.