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I have a question regarding lost items!
For example: i have just found a lost phone, and i have advertised this in the local paper as "lost".
How long after can a lost item be claimed as your own. The person is not claiming their item, so is it rightfully mine?

Asked on 10/07/10, 5:08 am

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Richard Bryan Richard Bryan Attorney PC

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No. Turn it into the police station, and three years from now you can recover the property.

Answered on 10/13/10, 9:36 pm

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