New York Personal Property Law Article 7-B - LOST AND FOUND PROPERTY

• 251 - Definitions.
  1. The term "property" as used in this article means money, instruments payable, drawn or issued to bearer or to cash, goods, chattels and tangible...
• 252 - Found Property and Found Instruments to Be Deposited With Police; Penalty for Failure to Deliver to Police; Delivery to Persons in Possession of Premi
  252. Found property and found instruments to be deposited with police; penalty for failure to deliver to police; delivery to persons in possession of premises...
• 253 - Duties of Police.
  1. Unless otherwise prescribed in accordance with section two hundred fifty of the general municipal law or section two hundred twenty-five-a of the executive law...
• 254 - Disposition of Lost Property.
  Except as provided in section two hundred fifty-six of this chapter, lost property deposited with the police, and the money constituting proceeds of lost property...
• 255 - Disposition of Instruments.
  1. An instrument deposited with the police shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto upon payment of all reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith....
• 256 - Exceptions.
  1. If a finder takes possession of lost property while he is upon premises with respect to which his presence is a crime, the person...
• 257 - Title to Lost Property.
  1. The title to lost property which has been deposited with the police shall vest in the finder, or other person entitled to assert the...
• 258 - Proceeds to Be Paid Into Fund.
  Proceeds from the sale of lost property, less lawful deductions, or the money constituting lost property, shall be paid into the treasury of the county,...

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