Section 11108.5 Of Article 3. Criminal Identification And Statistics From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
11108.5
. (a) If a law enforcement agency identifies serialized
property or any property reported pursuant to Section 21628 of the
Business and Professions Code that has been reported lost or stolen
by the owner or a person entitled to possession of the property and
the property has been entered into the appropriate Department of
Justice automated property system pursuant to Section 11108, the
agency shall notify the owner or person claiming to be entitled to
possession of the property of the location of the property within 15
days of making the identification. If the location of the property
was reported by a licensed pawnbroker or secondhand dealer pursuant
to Section 21630 of the Business and Professions Code,
notwithstanding the method by which the property was identified,
notice shall be given to the party who reported the property lost or
stolen pursuant to Section 21647 of the Business and Professions
Code.
(b) If the property is in the custody of the law enforcement
agency and it is determined that the property is no longer required
for use as evidence in a criminal case, the property shall be made
available to the person entitled to possession pursuant to Section
1417.5 or if the property was found in the possession of a licensed
pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, pursuant to Section 21647 of the
Business and Professions Code.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to the return to an owner of a
lost or stolen vehicle, as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle
Code if the report of theft or loss of the vehicle into the automated
property system preceded the report of the acquisition of property
as set forth in Section 21628 of the Business and Professions Code by
a licensed pawnbroker.