found items metal detecting law MO ST 447.010 - 721

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Vernon's Annotated Missouri Statutes Currentness. Title XXIX. Ownership and Conveyance of Property. Chapter 447. Lost and Unclaimed Property.

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Citation: MO ST 447.010 - 721

Citation: V. A. M. S. 447.010 - 721

Summary: This section comprises Missouri's Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.


Statute in Full:

447.010. Duty of persons finding lost money, goods

447.020. Appointment of appraisers by circuit judge

447.030. Appraiser's list, where filed--publication

447.040. Procedure if no owner appears, when

447.050. Restoration of property, when--owner may sue, when

447.060. Failure to discover--penalty

447.070. Goods retained until payment of charges

447.080. Sale of unclaimed property

447.090. Unclaimed proceeds

447.100. Carrier's responsibility ceases, when

447.110. Sale of property upon which advances are made, when

447.500. Law, how cited--exceptions--purpose

447.503. Definitions

447.505. Property held or owing by banking, financial organization or business presumed abandoned, when--exception

447.506. Imposition of charges including prepayment penalties on certificates of deposit, requirements--not to affect unclaimed property

447.510. Unclaimed funds held and owing by insurance company presumed abandoned, when--unclaimed funds defined

447.517. Utilities, funds held or owing presumed abandoned, when

447.520. Stock, certificates and ownership--dividend profit--distribution or interest payment, held or owing by business association presumed abandoned, when

447.527. Dissolution of business--unclaimed intangible personal property presumed abandoned, when

447.530. Fiduciary holding intangible personal property for benefit of another presumed abandoned, when, exception

447.532. Courts--public corporations--public authority--officers--political subdivisions holding intangible personal property for another presumed abandoned, when

447.533. Interest, dividends or their earnings deemed unclaimed property, when

447.536. Abandonment periods--change to 5 years from 7 years beginning January 1, 2000--exceptions

447.537. Owner of property in another state and holder subject to that state's jurisdiction, effect

447.539. Report on property presumed abandoned--content--filed, when-- extension of filing time--location of owner, duties

447.540. Charitable, fraternal and other federally tax-exempt entities to report unclaimed property--disposition of property

447.541. Notices required--publication form, content--mailed notice, requirements, content, exception

447.545. No liability for claims by holder after delivery to state--legal actions, procedure

447.547. Law of abandoned property not applicable, when

447.549. Statute of limitations not a defense for governmental agencies in proceedings to recover unclaimed property

447.558. Sale of property, when--publication of notice--purchaser's title-- proceeds, deposit

447.559. Historical review of items by state historical society, when--fee, how determined

447.560. Record of property, content--retained for public inspection-- furnished information not open to public inspection

447.561. Destruction or disposal of property by director if of no value--no liability for state or holder

447.562. Claim to be filed for property delivered to the state, form, procedure, penalty--claims paid by holder, reimbursement

447.565. Hearing on claims--payment of claim, amount, no charges authorized--interest--discharge from liability--claimant accountable to person with superior right

447.567. Repealed by L.1994, S.B. No. 757, § A, eff. July 1, 1994

447.569. Appeal of decision or failure to act, when

447.571. Custody of property, powers to receive or decline--failure to act, effect--postponing delivery, when, limitation

447.572. Examination of records by authorized persons--when

447.577. Reports--payment or delivery of property, failure to make--false statements in report--penalties

447.579. Rules authorized

447.581. Agreements to locate or reveal whereabouts of property-- requirements for validity

447.583. Reciprocal agreements with other states--attorney general's duties, when

447.584. Agreements--property held by business entities in other states-- duties--fees

447.585. Another state may recover property from state of Missouri, when

447.587. Safe deposit box contents that become unclaimed property right to fees charges and authority to enforce possessory liens

447.595. Bond required for arrest warrantor, probation or civil cash bond, proceeds deemed unclaimed property, when

447.620. Definitions

447.622. Petition--abandonment--possession

447.624. Commencement of proceedings

447.625. Petition, contents--Issuance of summons--prayer for sheriff's deed--stay

447.626. Expedited treatment

447.628. Notice of pendency of suit--constructive notice

447.630. Hearing--rehabilitation plan

447.632. Grant of petition

447.634. Grant--approval of plan--temporary possession

447.636. Quarterly report

447.638. Restoration of possession--compensation

447.640. Quitclaim judicial deed

447.700. Definitions

447.701. Consideration of projected direct and indirect economic benefits-- sale within five-year period after receipt of remediation tax credits, grants, etc.--repayment

447.702. Loan of moneys from property reuse fund--validity--fees and charges

447.704. Guarantee of loans issued by private financial institutions-- validity--fees and charges

447.706. Grants to qualified recipients--validity--fees and charges

447.708. Tax credits, exemptions and refunds--prospective operator of facility being remedied and renovated

447.710. Property reuse revolving fund

447.712. Government agencies--immunity from liability

447.714. Voluntary remediation work--purchaser of abandoned property, release from further liability--immunity

447.716. Purchaser of abandoned property as part of qualified project-- subsequent breach or failure to perform--private financing--change of business conditions--sanctions

447.718. Rules and regulations

447.721. Contiguous Property Redevelopment Fund established; grants; rules; expiration of section - 447.721. Repealed by L.2007, S.B. No. 613 Revision, § A



447.010. Duty of persons finding lost money, goods

If any person finds any money, goods, right in action, or other personal property, or valuable thing whatever, of the value of ten dollars or more, the owner of which is unknown, he shall, within ten days, make an affidavit before some judge of the circuit court of the county, other than a municipal judge, stating when and where he found the same, that the owner is unknown to him, and that he has not secreted, withheld or disposed of any part thereof.

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(R.S.1939, § 15317. Amended by L.1978, p. 826, H.B. No. 1634, § A(§ 1), eff. Jan. 2, 1979.)

447.020. Appointment of appraisers by circuit judge

Such judge shall then, if necessary, summon three disinterested householders to appraise the same; such appraisers, or any two of them, shall make two lists of the valuation and description of such property, money, or other valuable thing, and sign and make oath to the same, and shall deliver one of the lists to the finder and the other to the judge.

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(R.S.1939, § 15318. Amended by L.1978, p. 826, H.B. No. 1634, § A(§ 1), eff. Jan. 2, 1979.)

447.030. Appraiser's list, where filed--publication

The judge shall file such list and the finder shall transmit a copy of the same to the clerk of the county commission within fifteen days, and shall set up at the courthouse door, and four other public places in the township or city, a copy of such valuation within ten days.

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(R.S.1939, § 15319. Amended by L.1978, p. 827, H.B. No. 1634, § A(§ 1), eff. Jan. 2, 1979.)

447.040. Procedure if no owner appears, when

If no owner appear and prove the money or property within forty days, and the value exceed twenty dollars, the finder shall, within thirty days thereafter, cause a copy of the description to be inserted in some newspaper of general circulation, qualified pursuant to chapter 493, RSMo, and located in the county where the money or property was found, once per week for three consecutive weeks; and if no owner prove the property within one hundred eighty days after such publication, the same shall vest in the finder.

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(R.S.1939, § 15320. Amended by L.2003, S.B. No. 288, § A.)

447.050. Restoration of property, when--owner may sue, when

If, within one year, any owner appear and prove the property, and pay all reasonable charges, the finder shall restore the same to him; and on failure to make restoration of such property, or the appraised value thereof, on being tendered such charges, the owner may recover the same or the value thereof, by civil action, in any court having jurisdiction.

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(R.S.1939, § 15321.)

447.060. Failure to discover--penalty

If any person find any money, property or other valuable thing, and fail to make discovery of the same as required by this chapter, he shall forfeit to the owner double the value thereof.

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(R.S.1939, § 15322.)

447.070. Goods retained until payment of charges

When any goods, merchandise or other property shall have been received by any railroad or express company, or other common carrier, commission merchant or warehouseman, and shall not be received by the owner, consignee, or other authorized person, it shall be lawful to hold the same by said carrier, commission merchant or warehouseman, or the same may be stored with some responsible person, and be retained until the freight and all just and reasonable charges be paid.

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(R.S.1939, § 15323.)

447.080. Sale of unclaimed property

If no person call for said goods, merchandise or other property, within sixty days from the receipt thereof, and pay freight and charges thereon, it shall be lawful for such carrier, commission merchant or warehouseman to sell such goods, merchandise or other property, or so much thereof at auction, to the highest bidder, as will pay said freight and charges, first having given twenty days' notice of the time and place of sale to the owner, consignee or consignor, when known, and by advertisement in a daily paper, or if in a weekly paper, four weeks, published where such sale is to take place; and if any surplus be left after paying freight, storage, cost of advertising and all other just and reasonable charges, the same shall be paid over to the rightful owner of said property at any time thereafter, upon demand being made therefor, within sixty days; provided, however, that any common carrier may sell such goods, merchandise, or other property in accordance with the provisions of the bill of lading applicable thereto, where the form of bill of lading used has been duly filed with the public service commission of Missouri.

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Although not directly addressing the hobby of metal detecting, one could make a case to tie valuable finds into some of these laws. Florida fought long and hard in the Mel Fisher case....Fisher won,,,

Almost all states have these similir bills, of legislation, as an fyi.