Minnesota § 345.15 - COUNTIES, UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF SHERIFF
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§ 345.15. COUNTIES, UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF SHERIFF
Subdivision 1.Sheriff seizure and public sale.
The sheriff of any county may seize and retain any personal property abandoned upon any public way, sidewalk, or other public premises or any property or exhibits entered in evidence in any judicial proceeding as are released by order of the court. The sheriff shall, after holding the property for a period of at least three months, sell the same at public auction giving reasonable public notice of the time and place of such sale in a newspaper of general circulation within the county. The notice shall give a brief description of the articles to be sold and the time and place of sale. The sale shall be made by the sheriff or under the sheriff's direction. The owner of any such property upon application and satisfactory proof of ownership may recover the property or, within one month of the sale, the net proceeds of the sale of such property. The sheriff shall transfer the net proceeds from the sale of property to the county treasurer to be credited to the general revenue fund and to be deposited as provided by law. The net proceeds shall be the sale price less any costs of handling, storage, or sale.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1971 c 734 s 12]
History:
1969 c 203 s 1; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 345.15 ("COUNTIES, UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF SHERIFF") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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