Lost and found

A lost property office is usually a municipal body that is responsible for discovered things unknown owners. Sometimes in large and long-term events and local lost property office to be set up by the operator.

Fund levy

Finders are after the German Fund Law ( § 967 BGB - compulsory surrender ) entitled ( by order of the local authority undertakes ), ( usually the municipal clerk's office ) abzugegeben finds at corresponding locations of the city council or the police. There, this is taken as a fund display. The Lost Thing, the locality and the discovery time and the identity of the Finders are recorded. The Finder should be able to confirm the delivery of the lost property of his hand by a written receipt and the contents of eg Purses (especially the amount of cash included ) can maintain accurate records. Otherwise it later is hardly possible to prove the delivery of the object and its exact contents at the time of transfer to the Fund Office.

Storage and Auction

The lost property office is obliged by law to keep lost property for at least six months (except perishable goods or goods whose retention is associated with considerable costs ). In the case that the loser within this time limit, the finder is entitled to the object found. If this right is not exercised by the finder or is it at the lost property to found in public buildings or transport objects, the city or the community itself owns the stuff is. This lost property will be auctioned at greater intervals upon notice from the Fund office publicly. The revenues of auctioning in the budget of the municipality for free.