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ARTICLE II.
ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY*

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Cross reference(s)--Environment, ch. 42; health and sanitation, ch. 54; offenses and miscellaneous provisions, ch. 74; solid waste, ch. 102; traffic and vehicles, ch. 114.

State law reference(s)--Litter control act, A.C.A. § 8-6-401 et seq.; authority to take possession, A.C.A. § 8-6-413; sale of junked vehicles, etc., A.C.A. § 8-6-415.

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Sec. 58-26. Confiscation.

The police department is hereby authorized to seize and reduce to the possession of the police department all stolen or abandoned personal property, excluding junk cars, including bicycles found within the territorial boundaries, together with all personal property which the municipal judge shall order confiscated as the fruits of a crime or used in the commission of such crime.

(Code 1973, § 26-1)

Sec. 58-27. Storage space; duration.

The city may keep and maintain a warehouse or storage space where personal property possessed under section 58-26 may be kept for a period of 30 days from the date of seizure.

(Code 1973, § 26-2)

Sec. 58-28. Sales; proceeds.

The procedure and conduct of sales of confiscated personal property and disposition of the proceeds shall be in conformance with article IV of chapter 114, pertaining to abandoned or inoperative motor vehicles.

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