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A. The police department shall prepare a notice of disposable property after an accumulation of disposable property or as deemed necessary.

B. The police department shall make a reasonable attempt to identify and notify the last known owner and any finder of found property by sending a notice of disposable property to the last known address according to police department records.

C. The police department shall publish in a newspaper with circulation in Bethel the locations, including any website addresses, where the public can find the most current notice of disposable property.

D. Each notice of disposable property shall contain the following information:

1. Posted date of the notice of disposable property;

2. Disposition deadline date;

3. Notice of disposable property tracking number for each property item;

4. General description for each property item; and

5. Explanation of the procedures for the owner and any finder to claim the property item, as well as retrieve the property item within fifteen (15) days of the date of notice of disposable property.

E. The notice requirements in subsections A through C of this section do not apply to disposable property subject to destruction under BMC 4.11.060 or forfeited by a court or plea bargain agreement. [Ord. 02-34 § 3.]