§ 62-111. Title to unclaimed property.

(a)

Generally. Title to lost or abandoned property is vested in the finder upon the expiration of the 90-day custodial time period specified in section 62-104, provided the notice requirements of this division have been met, unless the rightful owner or a lienholder claims the property within that time.

(b)

Property found by city employees. Employees of the city shall be deemed agents of the city, and lost or abandoned property found by them during the course of their official duties shall be turned in to the proper person or department designated to receive such property by the city. Such property shall be subject to the provisions of this division, after which, if unclaimed by the rightful owner, the title to such property shall be vested in the city and not in the employee.

(c)

Property found by employees of public transportation system. Employees of public transportation systems shall be deemed agents of such transportation systems, and lost or abandoned property found on public conveyances, in depots, or in garages of a transportation system shall be turned in to the proper person or department designated to receive such property by the transportation systems. Such property shall be subject to the provisions of this division, after which, if unclaimed by the rightful owner, the title to such property shall be vested in the transportation system and not in the employee.

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 705.104.