Ohio Code § 737.32
Ohio Code § 737.32. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 737.32.
Except as otherwise provided in this section and unless the property involved is required
to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, property that is
unclaimed for ninety days or more shall be sold by the chief of police of the municipal
corporation, marshal of the village, or licensed auctioneer at public auction, after
notice of the sale has been provided by publication once a week for three successive
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code . The proceeds of the sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipal corporation
and shall be credited to the general fund of the municipal corporation. If authorized to do so by an ordinance adopted by the legislative authority of the
municipal corporation and if the property involved is not required to be disposed
of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, the chief of police or marshal
may contribute property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more to one or more public
agencies, to one or more nonprofit organizations no part of the net income of which
inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial
part of the activities of which consists of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting
to influence legislation, or to one or more organizations satisfying section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 737.32
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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