Florida Senate - 2018                             CS for SB 1052
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senators Young and
       Hutson
       
       
       
       
       577-02134-18                                          20181052c1
    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
    6         specified facilities if certain conditions are met;
    7         creating s. 705.185, F.S.; providing for the disposal
    8         of lost or abandoned personal property found on the
    9         premises of specified facilities; specifying
   10         procedures for the disposal of such property;
   11         authorizing the rightful owner to claim lost or
   12         abandoned property at any time before its disposal;
   13         providing an effective date.
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   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1. Section 705.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   18  read:
   19         705.17 Exceptions.—Sections The provisions of ss. 705.101
   20  705.106 do not apply of this chapter shall not be applied to any
   21  personal property lost or abandoned on the campus of any
   22  institution in the State University System; or on premises owned
   23  or controlled by the operator of a public-use airport having
   24  regularly scheduled international passenger service; or, if the
   25  owner or operator of the premises elects to comply with s.
   26  705.185, on any premises located within a theme park or
   27  entertainment complex, as the term is defined in s. 509.013(9),
   28  or operated as a zoo, a museum, or an aquarium or on any
   29  premises of a public food service establishment or public
   30  lodging establishment licensed under part I of chapter 509.
   31         Section 2. Section 705.185, Florida Statutes, is created to
   32  read:
   33         705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on
   34  the premises of certain facilities.—Whenever any lost or
   35  abandoned personal property is found on any premises located
   36  within a theme park or entertainment complex, as the term is
   37  defined in s. 509.013(9), or operated as a zoo, a museum, or an
   38  aquarium; or on any premises of a public food service
   39  establishment or public lodging establishment licensed under
   40  part I of chapter 509, if the owner or operator of the premises
   41  elects to comply with this section, any lost or abandoned
   42  property must be delivered to the owner or operator of the
   43  premises, who shall take charge of the property and make a
   44  record of the date such property was found. If the property is
   45  not claimed by the owner within 30 days after it is found, or a
   46  longer period of time as may be deemed appropriate by the owner
   47  or operator of the premises, the owner or operator of the
   48  premises must dispose of the property or donate it to a
   49  charitable institution that is exempt from federal income tax
   50  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for sale or
   51  disposal as that charitable institution deems appropriate. The
   52  rightful owner of the property may reclaim the property at any
   53  time before the disposition, sale, or donation of the property
   54  in accordance with this section and the established policies and
   55  procedures of the owner or operator of the premises.
   56         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.