00HOUSE BILL NO. 295                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to the custody and disposition of property in the custody of                                           
02 municipal law enforcement agencies."                                                                                    
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 12.36.010 is amended to read:                                                                       
05  Sec. 12.36.010.  PROPERTY DISPOSITION.  Except as provided in (b) of                                                 
06 this section, when [WHEN] property not belonging to a law enforcement agency                                           
07 comes into the custody of the agency, the property shall be disposed of in accordance                                   
08 with this chapter.                                                                                                      
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 12.36.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
10  (b)  This chapter does not apply to property that comes into the custody of a                                         
11 law enforcement agency of a municipality if the municipality has adopted an ordinance                                   
12 providing for the custody and disposition of the property.                                                              
13    * Sec. 3.  AS 34.45.230 is amended to read:                                                                          
14  Sec. 34.45.230.  PROPERTY HELD BY COURTS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES.                                                        

01 Except as provided by AS 34.45.720(d), intangible [INTANGIBLE] property held                                           
02 for the owner by a court, state, municipality or other government, governmental                                         
03 subdivision, or agency, public corporation, or public authority, that remains unclaimed                               
04 by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable or distributable, is                                         
05 presumed abandoned.                                                                                                     
06    * Sec. 4.  AS 34.45.720 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
07  (d)  Checks, drafts, currency, and tangible property that are found and turned                                        
08 over to, or found and recovered by, a law enforcement agency of a municipality are                                      
09 not subject to AS 34.45.110 - 34.45.780 if the municipality has adopted an ordinance                                    
10 providing for the custody and disposition of the property.