11-47-116
Section 11-47-116 Taking up and storing of abandoned and stolen personal property; redemption
by owner; sale and disposition of proceeds. (a) All municipalities are hereby authorized to
provide by ordinance for the taking up and storing of abandoned and stolen personal property
found within the corporate limits or outside the corporate limits but within the police jurisdictions
and to sell the same in the manner provided in subsection (b) of this section. A permanent
record giving the date of the taking of each piece of such property, the place where found
and taken and a description of the property shall be kept. The property so taken shall be
stored in a suitable place to protect it from deterioration; provided, that if the property
be perishable the same may be sold at once without notice, in which case the proceeds shall
be held for a period of six months for the account of the owner and if not called for within
that time shall be converted into the general fund. (b) At least every...
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45-10-234
Section 45-10-234 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The Sheriff of Cherokee
County shall keep and maintain a record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered
by the sheriff's office. These records shall state the description of the property, the date
of recovery of the property, and the serial or other identifying number of the property. The
records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. (b) All abandoned or stolen
property recovered by the sheriff's office shall be stored in a suitable place to protect
the property from deterioration. (Act 2018-79, §1.)...
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45-48-231.23
Section 45-48-231.23 Redemption of property. The owner of abandoned or stolen personal property
recovered by the sheriff's department may redeem the property for a period of one year from
the date of the sale or public auction at any time prior to its sale by paying the reasonable
expenses incurred in the recovery of the property, its maintenance and storage, and a pro
rata share of the costs of publication of notice of the sale of the property. (Act 93-487,
p. 781, § 4.)...
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45-5-233.04
Section 45-5-233.04 Claim of property. The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property
recovered by the Blount County Sheriff's Office, including firearms, may claim the property
at any time prior to its sale by submitting sufficient proof of ownership as determined by
the sheriff. (Act 2017-233, §5.)...
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45-36-231.03
Section 45-36-231.03 Notice and sale of stolen or abandoned property. (a) As often as necessary,
the sheriff shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder all abandoned or stolen personal
property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by the sheriff's office and has remained
unclaimed by the rightful owner for a six-month period. (b) Prior to the sale, notice shall
be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Jackson County once a week
for two successive weeks or by posting notice in a conspicuous place at the Jackson County
Courthouse or on the sheriff's office website for a period of at least 20 days. The notice
shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a general description of items
of personal property to be sold at the auction. If publication of notice is made in the newspaper,
the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction. (Act 2012-460, p. 1277,
§4.)...
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45-5-233.03
Section 45-5-233.03 Notice and sale of stolen or abandoned property. (a) As often as necessary,
the sheriff shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder all abandoned or stolen personal
property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by the sheriff's office and has remained
unclaimed by the rightful owner for a six-month period. (b) Prior to the sale, notice shall
be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Blount County once a week
for two successive weeks or by posting notice in a conspicuous place at the Blount County
Courthouse and by posting on the sheriff's office website for a period of at least 20 days.
The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a general description
of items of personal property to be sold at the auction. If publication of notice is made
in the newspaper, the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction. (Act 2017-233,
§4.)...
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45-10-234.03
Section 45-10-234.03 Notice and sale of stolen or abandoned property. (a) As often as necessary,
the sheriff shall sell at public auction, including an Internet auction, to the highest bidder
all abandoned or stolen personal property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by
the sheriff's office and has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner for a six-month period.
(b) Prior to the sale, notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
in Cherokee County once a week for two successive weeks or by posting notice in a conspicuous
place at the Cherokee County Courthouse and by posting on the sheriff's office website for
a period of at least 20 days. The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction
and a general description of items of personal property to be sold at the auction. If publication
of notice is made in the newspaper, the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the
auction. (Act 2018-79, §4.)...
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45-10-234.4
Section 45-10-234.4 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The owner of any
abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, including
firearms, may claim the property at any time prior to its sale by submitting sufficient proof
of ownership as determined by the sheriff. The sheriff may require the owner to pay a pro
rata share of the costs, if any, of publication of notice of the sale of the property. (Act
2018-79, §5.)...
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45-2-231.43
Section 45-2-231.43 Notice and sale of stolen or abandoned property. (a) At least every six
months, the sheriff shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned
or stolen personal property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by the sheriff's
department and has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner during the preceding six month
period. (b) Prior to the sale, notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in Baldwin County once a week for two successive weeks and by posting a notice
in a conspicuous place at the Baldwin County Courthouse for a period of at least 20 days.
The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a description of each
item of personal property to be sold at the auction. Publication of notice shall be made in
the newspaper; the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction. (Act 97-520,
p. 909, §4; Act 97-564, p. 999, §4.)...
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45-21-230.03
Section 45-21-230.03 Notice and sale of abandoned or stolen property. (a) At least every six
months, the sheriff shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned
or stolen personal property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by the sheriff's
department and has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner during the preceding six-month
period. (b) Prior to the sale, notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in Crenshaw County once a week for two successive weeks or by posting a notice
in a conspicuous place at the Crenshaw County Courthouse for a period of at least 20 days.
The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a description of each
item of personal property to be sold at the auction. If publication of notice is made in the
newspaper, the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction. (Act 2001-645,
p. 1339, §4.)...
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