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HOUSE BILL NO. 51

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H0051........................................................by MR. SPEAKER
                Requested by Idaho Association of Counties
PROPERTY - STOLEN - Amends existing law to require the county sheriff to
dispose of stolen or embezzled property in the same manner as other
unneeded property in the possession of the county.

01/11    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/11    Rpt prt - to Jud

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H0051

                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 51

                                      BY MR. SPEAKER
                       Requested by: Idaho Association of Counties

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF STOLEN OR  EMBEZZLED  PROPERTY;  AMENDING  SECTION
 3        19-3805, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY SHERIFF TO DISPOSE OF THE PROP-
 4        ERTY  AS  REQUIRED  FOR  OTHER  UNNEEDED PROPERTY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE
 5        COUNTY.

 6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 7        SECTION 1.  That Section 19-3805, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 8    amended to read as follows:

 9        19-3805.  DELIVERY  TO COUNTY  TREASURER   SHERIFF .
10    If the property stolen or embezzled is not claimed by  the  owner  before  the
11    expiration  of  six (6) months from the conviction of a person for stealing or
12    embezzling it, the magistrate or other officer having it in custody  must,  on
13    the payment of the necessary expenses incurred in its preservation, deliver it
14    to  the  county  treasurer, by whom it must be sold and the proceeds paid
15    into the county treasury   sheriff. The county sheriff  shall  dis-
16    pose of it in accordance with the provisions for the sale of unneeded property
17    in the possession of the county .

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 08432

     The purpose of this legislation is to streamline the process for the disposal of unclaimed stolen or
embezzled property.  This proposal will shift the responsibility from the county treasurer to the board of county
commissioners and the county sheriff who are currently charged with the disposal of other unneeded county
property.


                         FISCAL IMPACT
     There will be no fiscal impact on the State General Fund or any political subdivision of the State.  Some
efficiencies may be gained by consolidating property disposal functions in the office of the sheriff.


CONTACT:  Idaho Association of Counties      Phone: 345-9126
          Dan Chadwick, Tony Poinelli, Paul Beddoe



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