As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 55 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES SCHULER-CAREY-HAINES-TAYLOR-VESPER-BOYD- 7
JOLIVETTE-PRINGLE-GOODMAN-PATTON-DePIERO-VAN VYVEN- 8
TIBERI-CORBIN-SALERNO 9
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A B I L L
To amend section 737.32 of the Revised Code to 13
permit municipal police departments to dispose of 14
certain unclaimed property by donating it to 15
public agencies or nonprofit organizations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 17
Section 1. That section 737.32 of the Revised Code be 19
amended to read as follows: 20
Sec. 737.32. Property, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 30
THIS SECTION AND UNLESS THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO BE 31
DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO SECTION 2933.41 OR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE 32
REVISED CODE, PROPERTY THAT IS unclaimed for the period of ninety
days, OR MORE shall be sold by the chief of police of the 34
municipal corporation, marshal of the village, or licensed 35
auctioneer at public auction, after giving due notice thereof OF 36
THE SALE HAS BEEN PROVIDED by advertisement, published 37
PUBLICATION once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper 38
of general circulation in the county. The proceeds OF THE SALE 39
shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipal corporation and 41
SHALL be credited to the general fund OF THE MUNICIPAL 42
CORPORATION.
IF AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED 44
BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND 45
UNLESS THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO BE DISPOSED OF 46
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2933.41 OR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE REVISED 47
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CODE, THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR MARSHAL MAY CONTRIBUTE PROPERTY THAT
IS UNCLAIMED FOR NINETY DAYS OR MORE TO ONE OR MORE PUBLIC 48
AGENCIES, TO ONE OR MORE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NO PART OF THE 49
NET INCOME OF WHICH INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE 50
SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL AND NO SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE 51
ACTIVITIES OF WHICH CONSISTS OF CARRYING ON PROPAGANDA OR
OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, OR TO ONE OR MORE 52
ORGANIZATIONS SATISFYING SECTION 501 (c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL 54
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
Section 2. That existing section 737.32 of the Revised 56
Code is hereby repealed. 57