(a) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department. The records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property, the serial or other identifying number of the property, and the place of recovery of the property. The records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
(b) All abandoned or stolen property recovered by the sheriff’s department shall be stored in a suitable place to protect the property from deterioration.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 45-35-231 - Record of Abandoned and Stolen Property; Storage.
Section 45-35-231.01 - Sale of Perishable Property.
Section 45-35-231.02 - Record of Abandoned and Stolen Firearms; Sale or Distribution.
Section 45-35-231.03 - Notice and Sale of Abandoned or Stolen Property.
Section 45-35-231.04 - Claim of Ownership.