Unattended personal property.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-727
in effect§ 38-727. - Unattended personal property.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave unattended any personal property upon the grounds or waters of the NCRCRA overnight; providing, however, the following personal property may be permitted:
(1) a vehicle, watercraft, boat trailer, or personal property that is secured in an authorized parking area while the owner or person legally entitled to possession is engaged in an authorized or permitted activity in the NCRCRA; or
(2) attended and unattended watercraft at an NCRCRA dock, as designated by the General Manager in accordance with NCRCRA policies and guidelines, are limited to two hours; or
(3) a watercraft that is secured to the shore; provided, however, no watercraft shall be left or secured to the shore between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., except as permitted and approved under special circumstances and for boating events as authorized by the General Manager in accordance with NCRCRA policies and guidelines.
Provided, any watercraft that is secured at an NCRCRA dock due to an emergency resulting from inclement weather or the watercraft being disabled will be permitted until the emergency subsides, not to exceed 24 hours.
(b) Watercraft shall be considered unattended if not in the control and custody of a person competent and knowledgeable in the operation of the watercraft and knowledgeable of navigational hazards. Other personal property shall be considered unattended if not in the control and custody of the owner or person legally entitled to possession.
(c) In any prosecution charging a violation of this section, proof that personal property was left unattended in violation of this section, and that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of the violation the owner or registered owner of such property, shall raise a rebuttable presumption that such owner was the person who placed such property at the point where and for the time during which the violation occurred.
(d) Notwithstanding any violation of this section and/or any prosecution or enforcement of a violation, any personal property found unattended in violation of this section by the Police Chief and/or General Manager shall be presumed to be abandoned and may be impounded pursuant to the provisions set forth herein.
(e) The Police Chief and/or the General Manager are hereby authorized to impound all unattended personal property, as defined in this section, according to the impoundment procedures set forth in this section. The General Manager is authorized to remove and dispose of all items determined by him/her to be of limited monetary value.
(f) Upon impoundment of any personal property as provided by this section, the Police Chief and/or the General Manager shall make a written record of such impoundment. The record should contain the following information:
(1) a description of the impounded property;
(2) the date and circumstances of the impoundment thereof;
(3) any identifying names, numbers, letters, or marks on such property;
(4) the location from which the impounded property was taken; and
(5) the location where such property is impounded.
(g) The Chief of Police and/or the General Manager shall use reasonable efforts to ascertain the owner or other person legally entitled to possession. If the owner or other person legally entitled to possession is determined, a notification shall be sent advising of the location of the property and if the property is not claimed and removed within 30 days from the date of receipt of written notification, the City will dispose of the impounded property.
(h) A notice shall also be posted at the City Clerk's Office. The notification shall include a general description of the property, the location from which the property was taken, where the property is located, and shall advise that if the property is not claimed and removed within 30 days of the first date of the posted notice, the City may dispose of the impounded property.
(i) The owner or other person legally entitled to possession may reclaim the impounded property by presenting proof of ownership or proof of the right to possession of the property and upon payment to the City of the costs and expenses incurred in removing, storing, and disposing of the impounded property.
(Ord. No. 22702, § 1, 4-5-05)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH38PARECUAFET_ARTXNOCARICOREAR_DIV2REGE_S38-727UNPEPRFetched: 10/28/2026