As Passed by the House 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- 9
TERWILLEGER-VERICH-SULZER-HOLLISTER-MOTTLEY-GRENDELL- 10
SCHURING-BRADING-HARRIS-METZGER-MAIER-LUCAS-OGG-FLANNERY- 11
BARNES-BRITTON-BENDER-WILSON-ALLEN-WINKLER 12
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A B I L L
To amend section 737.32 of the Revised Code to 16
permit municipal police departments to dispose of 17
certain unclaimed property by donating it to 18
public agencies or nonprofit organizations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 20
Section 1. That section 737.32 of the Revised Code be 22
amended to read as follows: 23
Sec. 737.32. Property, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 33
THIS SECTION AND UNLESS THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO BE 34
DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO SECTION 2933.41 OR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE 35
REVISED CODE, PROPERTY THAT IS unclaimed for the period of ninety
days, OR MORE shall be sold by the chief of police of the 37
municipal corporation, marshal of the village, or licensed 38
auctioneer at public auction, after giving due notice thereof OF 39
THE SALE HAS BEEN PROVIDED by advertisement, published 40
PUBLICATION once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper 41
of general circulation in the county. The proceeds OF THE SALE 42
shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipal corporation and 44
SHALL be credited to the general fund OF THE MUNICIPAL 45
CORPORATION.
IF AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED 47
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND 48
UNLESS THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO BE DISPOSED OF 49
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2933.41 OR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE REVISED 50
CODE, THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR MARSHAL MAY CONTRIBUTE PROPERTY THAT
IS UNCLAIMED FOR NINETY DAYS OR MORE TO ONE OR MORE PUBLIC 51
AGENCIES, TO ONE OR MORE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NO PART OF THE 52
NET INCOME OF WHICH INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE 53
SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL AND NO SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE 54
ACTIVITIES OF WHICH CONSISTS OF CARRYING ON PROPAGANDA OR
OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, OR TO ONE OR MORE 55
ORGANIZATIONS SATISFYING SECTION 501 (c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL 57
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
Section 2. That existing section 737.32 of the Revised 59
Code is hereby repealed. 60