§ 11-5. Disposition of abandoned property of discharged inmates.

(a)

Any property abandoned by a prisoner in the Slidell city jail at the time of his discharge from said jail shall, after 90 days from his release, be disposed of in the following manner:

(1)

There shall be notice of the police department's right to dispose of the property in accordance with this procedure on the data sheet listing the property of the person at the time he is taken into custody of the jail.

(2)

Ninety days after the release of the prisoner, if after notice to the prisoner within 14 days after his release the property is unclaimed and not needed for any legal reason by the city, the chief of police or his designee may authorize the property to be destroyed, donated to a charitable organization, or put into any lawful use within the city. Any legal tender shall be placed in a fund for the benefit of all inmates. A record of the disposition of all abandoned property shall be maintained.

(b)

For the purposes of this section, all property which the prisoner leaves at the Slidell city jail or which he fails to take with him upon his discharge and to which he makes no claim prior to his discharge or within ninety days thereafter, shall be considered abandoned.

(Ord. No. 3118, 3-11-2003)