ยง 139-c. Officer unlawfully detaining wrecked property. An officer,
whose duties pertain in any way to wrecked property, who, without
authority of law, detains such property or proceeds thereof, after the
salvage and expenses chargeable thereon have been paid or offered to
him, or who is guilty of any fraud in the discharge of such duties, is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
130 - Powers and Duties of Sheriff.
130-A - Applicability to Abandoned Historic Shipwrecks.
132 - Delivery of Wreck or Proceeds to Claimant.
137 - Appointment of Appraisers.
138 - Sale and Disposition of Property.
139 - Publication of Notice of Wrecked Property.
139-A - Keeping Wrecked Goods a Misdemeanor.