§109-8  Lost and found money or property at
the stadium.  All money or property found at the stadium shall be reported
or delivered by the finder to the stadium lost and found, and when so delivered
shall be held by the stadium for forty-five days or until claimed by some
person who establishes title or right of custody thereto to the satisfaction of
the stadium manager, whichever is shorter.  In the event of establishment of
title or right of custody, the money or property shall be delivered to the claimant
by the manager or the manager's agent.  If after forty-five days no claimant
establishes a right to the money or property, the money or property may be
claimed by the person who delivered it to the stadium lost and found; provided
that if the person who delivered it to the stadium lost and found fails to
claim the money or property within thirty days after being notified by the
manager, the manager shall deposit the money into the state treasury to the
credit of the stadium special fund or shall dispose of the property by public
auction.  The manager shall give public notice, giving details as to time and
place of the auction and giving notice to all persons interested in claiming
the property that unless claims are made by persons who can provide satisfactory
proof of ownership before a specified date, the property will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder; provided that if the manager considers the
highest bid to be insufficient, the manager shall have the right to decline the
sale to the highest bidder and may reoffer the property at a subsequent public
auction.  On the day and at the place specified in the notice, all property for
which no satisfactory proof of ownership is made shall be sold by auction by or
under the direction of the manager.



If any property which is of a perishable nature
or which is unreasonably expensive to keep or safeguard remains unclaimed at
the stadium, the manager may sell that property at public auction, at a time
and after notice that is reasonable under the circumstances.  If the manager
determines that any property delivered to the manager pursuant to this section
has no apparent commercial value, the manager at any time thereafter may
destroy or otherwise dispose of the property.



The manager shall deposit into the stadium
special fund all moneys received from the sale, destruction, or disposition of
any property.  No action or proceeding shall be brought or maintained against
the State or any officer thereof on account of such sale, destruction, or
disposition.  The purchaser of property at any sale conducted by the manager
pursuant to this section shall receive good title to the property purchased and
shall take possession of the property free from any and all claims of the
owner, prior owners, and any person claiming title.



For purposes of this section, notice by regular
mail to the last known address of the person who delivered the money or
property to the stadium lost and found shall be deemed sufficient. [L 1983, c
162, §1; am L 1998, c 2, §30]