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Property DivisionThe Property Custodian, a fully commissioned employee of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, under the supervision of the Undersheriff, maintains property within a secure facility accessible only to the Property Custodian and the Undersheriff while in the care and custody of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office. Property is taken into custody by the Sheriff's Office for various reasons: as evidence that a crime was committed or attempted, as recovered stolen property, as found property or when a court order has been issued to the Sheriff's Office to take custody of property or for safe keeping. Where property that is considered as evidence, or recovered stolen property and is not unlawful to possess will in most cases be available to the owner upon completion of any criminal trial process and is released by the Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney. Where property that is considered as found property and is not unlawful to possess will in most cases will be available to the owner immediately. Where property of a known owner is considered as safekeeping or held by court order and is not unlawful to possess will in most cases be available to the owner upon reason for safekeeping or court order hold is satisfied and is released by the authority placing the hold. When property is available for the owner and the owner is known the Property Custodian or Undersheriff will phone and/or send a certified/return receipt to the owner's last known information via information with the property or via public information data. Information will be provided to the owner on how to contact the Property Custodian for an appointment to receive the property. Property is released by appointment only. When property is available for the owner and the owner is not known, the owner can not be found or the owner fails to claim or wishes not to claim their property and all possible efforts to locate the owner have been exhausted the property is then considered unclaimed. Unclaimed property will be disposed of according to Washington State Law under R.C.W. Titles 63.21(Return to finder), 63.32( Agency or other public use)(destroyed), 9.41(Agency or other public use). Property that is deemed unlawful to possess by certain persons will be disposed of according to Washington State Law under R.C.W. Titles 63.32( Agency or other public use)(destroyed) or 9.41(Agency or other public use). Person(s) finding personal property and notifying Law Enforcement of appropriate jurisdiction have certain rights according to Washington State law under R.C.W. Title 63.21(Return to finder). |
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