Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1052
       
       
        
       By Senator Young
       
       
       
       
       
       18-01353-18                                           20181052__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to lost or abandoned property;
    3         amending s. 705.17, F.S.; providing that certain
    4         provisions of ch. 705, F.S., do not apply to lost or
    5         abandoned personal property on the premises of theme
    6         parks, entertainment complexes, or other specified
    7         facilities if certain conditions are met; creating s.
    8         705.185, F.S.; providing for the disposal of lost or
    9         abandoned personal property found on the premises of
   10         certain theme parks, entertainment complexes, or other
   11         specified facilities; specifying procedures as to the
   12         property’s disposal; authorizing the rightful owner to
   13         claim lost or abandoned property at any time before
   14         its disposal; providing an effective date.
   15          
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   18         Section 1. Section 705.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   19  read:
   20         705.17 Exceptions.—Sections The provisions of ss. 705.101
   21  705.106 do not apply of this chapter shall not be applied to any
   22  personal property lost or abandoned on the campus of any
   23  institution in the State University System; or on premises owned
   24  or controlled by the operator of a public-use airport having
   25  regularly scheduled international passenger service; or on any
   26  premises located within a theme park or entertainment complex,
   27  as the term is defined in s. 509.013(9), or operated as a zoo, a
   28  museum, or an aquarium, if the operator of such facility elects
   29  to comply with s. 705.185.
   30         Section 2. Section 705.185, Florida Statutes, is created to
   31  read:
   32         705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on
   33  the premises of certain facilities.—Whenever any lost or
   34  abandoned personal property is found on any premises located
   35  within a theme park or entertainment complex, as the term is
   36  defined in s. 509.013(9), or operated as a zoo, a museum, or an
   37  aquarium, if the operator of such facility elects to comply with
   38  this section, persons controlling any premises located within
   39  the facility shall deliver the lost or abandoned property to the
   40  facility operator, who shall take charge of the property and
   41  make a record of the date such property was found. If the
   42  property is not claimed by the owner within 30 days after it is
   43  found, or a longer period of time as may be deemed appropriate
   44  by the facility operator, the facility operator shall dispose of
   45  the property or donate it to a charitable institution that is
   46  exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the
   47  Internal Revenue Code for sale or disposal as that charitable
   48  institution deems appropriate. The rightful owner of the
   49  property may reclaim the property at any time before the
   50  disposition, sale, or donation of the property in accordance
   51  with this section and the established policies and procedures of
   52  the facility operator.
   53         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.