As Reported by House Local Government & Townships Committee 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-EVANS-HARTNETT-CATES-O'BRIEN- TERWILLEGER 10
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To amend section 737.32 of the Revised Code to 14
permit municipal police departments to dispose of 15
certain unclaimed property by donating it to 16
public agencies or nonprofit organizations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That section 737.32 of the Revised Code be 20
amended to read as follows: 21
Sec. 737.32. Property, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 31
THIS SECTION AND UNLESS THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO BE 32
DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO SECTION 2933.41 OR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE 33
REVISED CODE, PROPERTY THAT IS unclaimed for the period of ninety
days, OR MORE shall be sold by the chief of police of the 35
municipal corporation, marshal of the village, or licensed 36
auctioneer at public auction, after giving due notice thereof OF 37
THE SALE HAS BEEN PROVIDED by advertisement, published 38
PUBLICATION once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper 39
of general circulation in the county. The proceeds OF THE SALE 40
shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipal corporation and 42
SHALL be credited to the general fund OF THE MUNICIPAL 43
CORPORATION.
IF AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED 45
BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND 46
UNLESS THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO BE DISPOSED OF 47
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2933.41 OR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE REVISED 48
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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 49
AGENCIES, TO ONE OR MORE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NO PART OF THE 50
NET INCOME OF WHICH INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE 51
SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL AND NO SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE 52
ACTIVITIES OF WHICH CONSISTS OF CARRYING ON PROPAGANDA OR
OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, OR TO ONE OR MORE 53
ORGANIZATIONS SATISFYING SECTION 501 (c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL 55
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
Section 2. That existing section 737.32 of the Revised 57
Code is hereby repealed. 58