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Council advances first reading to shorten police hold time for unclaimed property and allow Internet auction sales
Summary
Commissioners approved first reading of an ordinance to replace the city's abandoned property code with a new unclaimed property chapter that shortens the police hold period to 60 days (plus 30 days for owner posting) and directs sales via an Internet auction vendor to reduce storage burdens on the police evidence room.
The Oregon City Commission approved the first reading May 16 of an ordinance replacing the city's disposition of abandoned property code with a new unclaimed property chapter that would shorten holding times and permit Internet auction disposition.
Lieutenant Nunez told commissioners the current ordinance required a six‑month hold of unclaimed items; state statute (ORS 98.245) allows disposal after 60…
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