§ 27467 Coroner'S Unclaimed Property Recovery

Key Takeaways

•If a coroner finds money or sells stuff from a dead person, they must give it to the treasurer within 120 days.
•If the dead person's family or a legal representative claims the money or stuff during that time, the coroner should give it to them instead.
•If the coroner doesn’t hand over the money or proceeds on time, the district attorney can take them to court to get it back for the county.

Example

A coroner finds $500 and a watch on a person who passed away. The coroner sells the watch for $200 but doesn’t give the $700 to the treasurer within 120 days.

The district attorney can sue the coroner to get the $700 for the county because the coroner didn’t follow the rules.

If the coroner fails to deliver to the treasurer within 120 days after any inquest upon a dead body all money and proceeds from the sale of property found upon the body, unless claimed in the meantime by the public administrator or other legal representative of the decedent, the district attorney shall proceed against the coroner to recover the money or proceeds by civil action in the name of the county. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 77, Sec. 3.)

Key Takeaways

•If a coroner finds money or sells stuff from a dead person, they must give it to the treasurer within 120 days.
•If the dead person's family or a legal representative claims the money or stuff during that time, the coroner should give it to them instead.
•If the coroner doesn’t hand over the money or proceeds on time, the district attorney can take them to court to get it back for the county.

Example

A coroner finds $500 and a watch on a person who passed away. The coroner sells the watch for $200 but doesn’t give the $700 to the treasurer within 120 days.

The district attorney can sue the coroner to get the $700 for the county because the coroner didn’t follow the rules.

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§ 27467 Coroner'S Unclaimed Property Recovery

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