Government Code - GOV
TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000 - 33205]
( Title 3 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. ) DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000 - 28085]
( Division 2 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. ) PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500 - 27773]
( Part 3 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. ) CHAPTER 2. Sheriff [26600 - 26778]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. ) ARTICLE 2. Prisoners’ Property [26640 - 26646]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. ) 26642.
The sheriff shall pay into the general fund for the use and benefit of the county any money of a prisoner or the proceeds of the sale of his or her valuables remaining unclaimed for a period of one year after his or her release, or five years after his or her death, or 120 days after a notice has been sent to his or her last known address or, in the event of his or her death, one year after a notice has been sent to his or her last known next of kin.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 349, Sec. 1.)