Michigan Compiled Laws
175-1927-XIII - Chapter XIII Proceedings for the Discovery of Crime (773.1...773.23)
Section 773.18 - Property of Value Found on Unknown Decedent; Deposit With County Treasurer; Ultimate Disposition, Time.

Sec. 18.
It shall be the duty of said county clerk to deposit the same with the county treasurer, who shall safely keep said money or property for the period of 2 years from the time of receiving the same, unless the same shall be called for by the heirs or proper representatives of the deceased person, in which case the said money or valuable property shall be delivered to them, but if at the expiration of said 2 years no demand for the same shall have been made, said county treasurer shall sell the same in such manner and after such notice as is required by law for constable sales, and shall within 10 days thereafter pay into the state treasury all the proceeds to be credited to the general fund of the state.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17420 ;-- CL 1948, 773.18 Former Law: See section 2 of Act 84 of 1883, being How., § 9599b; CL 1897, § 11836; and CL 1915, § 15663.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapters 760 - 777 - Code of Criminal Procedure

Act 175 of 1927 - The Code of Criminal Procedure (760.1 - 777.69)

175-1927-XIII - Chapter XIII Proceedings for the Discovery of Crime (773.1...773.23)

Section 773.1 - Inquest; Procedures.

Section 773.2 - Inquest; Jury; Selection.

Section 773.3 - Inquest; Oath or Affirmation to Be Administered Jurors; View of Body by Jurors Not Required.

Section 773.4 - Inquest; Subpoenas for Witnesses; Enforcement; Requiring Attendance by Physician or Surgeon; Employment of Chemist; Compensation; Audit and Allowance.

Section 773.5 - Inquest; Oath or Affirmation to Be Administered Witnesses.

Section 773.6 - Inquest; Recording Testimony of Witnesses; Transcript.

Section 773.7 - Inquisition of Jury; Contents.

Section 773.8 - Inquisition of Jury; Form.

Section 773.9 - Returning Inquisition, Physical Evidence, and Transcript to Circuit Court or Recorder's Court if Jury Finds Murder, Manslaughter, or Assault Committed.

Section 773.10 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.11 - Expenses and Fees of Inquest; Payment.

Section 773.12-773.14 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.15 - Complaint Concerning Deceased Person Buried in Judicial District; Request of Prosecuting Attorney or Medical Examiner; Examination of Complainant Who Knows or Has Good Reason to Believe Deceased Person Came to Death by Means of Poiso...

Section 773.16 - Inquest by Justice of the Peace; Body Once Buried; Reinterment.

Section 773.17 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.18 - Property of Value Found on Unknown Decedent; Deposit With County Treasurer; Ultimate Disposition, Time.

Section 773.19-773.21 - Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.

Section 773.22 - Violation of Chapter; Misdemeanor, Penalty.

Section 773.23 - Effect on Prior Acts.