§ 556F.16 — Responsibility of taker-up

Iowa § 556F.16

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIV: PROPERTY
• Ch. 556F: LOST PROPERTY

Text

If the taker-up of any watercraft, logs, or lumber, or finder of lost goods, bank notes, or
other things, takes reasonable care of the property, and any unavoidable accident happens
to the property without the fault or neglect of the finder or taker-up before the owner has an
opportunity of reclaiming the property, the taker-up or finder shall not be accountable for the
unavoidable accident, if within ten days of the accident, the finder or taker-up certifies the
accident to the county auditor, who shall make an entry of the accident in the auditor’s lost
property book.

Legislative History

[R60, §1517; C73, §1520; C97, §2379; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12214; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.16]