DEPOSITORS' SUNDRY PERSONAL PROPERTY - 19424

Sundry personal property is personal property other than cash or securities.

Agencies/Departments shall issue pre-numbered property receipts for sundry personal property received from private individuals. No values shall be assigned to the property. Agencies/Departments shall retain documentation describing the property held in trust.

Agencies/Departments shall safeguard the property in accordance with the law. A state employee in possession of lawfully received property shall exercise reasonable and ordinary care and diligence to preserve the property, ensuring it can be returned to the owner or disposed of as directed by law.

Agencies/Departments shall obtain receipts discharging themselves from accountability when releasing the property. If the property is released to someone other than the owner, agencies/departments shall indicate on the receipts the circumstances or authority for the release.