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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-434 > Act-214-of-1979 > Section-434-184STOLEN OR ABANDONED PROPERTY (EXCERPT)
Act 214 of 1979
434.184 Filing claim for property after sale; proof; payment to owner; time limitation; liability of law enforcement officer.
Sec. 4.
(1) If, within 6 months after the sale, the owner of the property files with the village council or township board of trustees a claim for the property and proves a right to the property, the village council or township board of trustees shall direct the treasurer who received the proceeds of the sale of that property to pay the owner the amount of proceeds or the face value of money not subject to the public sale provision contained in this act. The village council or township board of trustees shall not approve any claims filed more than 6 months after the sale.
(2) A law enforcement officer disposing of property as provided in this act shall not be liable to the owner of that property.
History: 1979, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1984
