Found Property – Finder.
38 RCNY § 12-10
in effect§ 12-10 Found Property – Finder.
When a person turns in property and the owner cannot be determined, it must be held by the Property Clerk for specific time periods as listed below:
Property having a value of less than $100.00 – 3 months.
Property having a value of $100.00 or more – less than $500.00 – 6 months.
Property having a value of $500.00 or more – less than $5,000.00 – 1 year.
Property having a value of $5,000.00 or more – 3 years.
The Property Clerk notifies finders by mail that property is ready for release. Finder should produce pink copy of voucher and letter from Property Clerk to obtain property.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-77944Fetched: 10/24/2026
