North Dakota § 60-01-34 Finder - Depositary for hire - Assumption of ownership by finder

North Dakota Statutes

§ 60-01-34 — Finder - Depositary for hire - Assumption of ownership by finder

North Dakota·Title 60 Warehousing and Deposits·Ch. 60-01 Deposits - General Provisions

One who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it but, if the person does so, the
person is thenceforward a depositary for the owner with the rights and obligations of a
depositary for hire. Notwithstanding chapters 36-22 and 47-30.2 or any other provision of law,
an individual who finds lost personal property or money and places the property or money in the
custody of a law enforcement agency is entitled to assume ownership of the property or money
if the property or money is not claimed by its owner within two years after the property or money
was placed in the custody of the law enforcement agency.

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One who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it but, if the person does so, the
person is thenceforward a depositary for the owner with the rights and obligations of a
depositary for hire. Notwithstanding chapters 36-22 and 47-30.2 or any other provision of law,
an individual who finds lost personal property or money and places the property or money in the
custody of a law enforcement agency is entitled to assume ownership of the property or money
if the property or money is not claimed by its owner within two years after the property or money
was placed in the custody of the law enforcement agency.

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