§ 2.96.010. Sale or disposal.
Unclaimed property, not otherwise required to be disposed of according to law, in the possession of the sheriff, shall be held by the sheriff for at least three months and thereafter may be sold at public auction to the highest bidder after notice of such sale is given by the sheriff at least five days before the time fixed therefor by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. Property remaining unsold after such a sale may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the sheriff. All moneys received from any such sale shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.
(Ord. 423.3 § 1, 1989)