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§ 33-101 — Stolen and other seized property hearing requirements

Oklahoma City Municipal Code (Supp. No. 5, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 28070, adopted April 21, 2026) · Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 33-101

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§ 33-101. - Stolen and other seized property hearing requirements.

(a) A party asserting ownership of or a property interest in personal property in custody of the Oklahoma City Police Department may make application to the Clerk of Municipal Court for return of the property. The Municipal Court shall hear cases only where the Municipal Court has criminal jurisdiction. (b) The Clerk of Municipal Court will notify other parties involved of the hearing date. This will be done by first class mail. (c) The term "parties" shall mean any person(s) who may make a claim of ownership or interest in the property. (d) If the parties cannot be served by mail, the Clerk of Municipal Court shall provide notice of the hearing date in one publication of a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is held in custody. (e) The hearing shall be held not less than 15 days after the Municipal Court has sent the notice. If the notice is returned as undeliverable but with a forwarding address, the notice shall be sent to the party's new last known address, if any, and the hearing shall be rescheduled if the hearing date is less than 15 days from the date of mailing. If no current address can be found, the notice of hearing shall be published not less than three days prior to the hearing, weekends and holidays excluded. (f) The property shall be released by the court to the owner or the owner's designated representative upon determination of satisfactory proof of ownership or right of possession; provided, if the property is being held as evidence, the court may order the property to remain in police custody. (g) This section shall in no way waive the statutory time under 11 O.S. § 34-104, for the Chief of Police to make application in District Court to dispose of unclaimed property, except as provided above in Paragraph "f" of this section. No continuance or rescheduling of hearing shall extend this period of time.

(Code 1980, § 33-101; Ord. No. 19177, § 1, 4-11-89; Ord. No. 26869, § 2, 9-28-21)

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