Section 434.174 - Filing claim for property after sale; proof; payment to owner; time limitation; liability of sheriff.
DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED STOLEN PROPERTY (EXCERPT)
Act 54 of 1959
434.174 Filing claim for property after sale; proof; payment to owner; time limitation; liability of sheriff.
Sec. 4.
If within 6 months after the sale, the owner of the property, including an owner of money regardless of whether the money was subject to public sale, files with the county board of commissioners a claim for the property, including money, and proves his or her right to the property, the board shall direct the county treasurer to pay the money or the amount received for the property to the owner. The county board of commissioners shall not approve any claims filed more than 6 months after the sale. Any sheriff disposing of property in the manner provided in this act shall not be liable to the owner of that property.
History: 1959, Act 54, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1984