Florida Senate - 2018                      CS for CS for SB 1052
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Banking and Insurance; and Commerce and
       Tourism; and Senators Young and Hutson
       
       
       
       
       597-02619-18                                          20181052c2
    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 or donation of such
   11         property; authorizing the rightful owner to claim lost
   12         or abandoned property at any time before its disposal
   13         or donation; 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 705.1015-705.106 do not apply
   20  The provisions of ss. 705.101-705.106 of this chapter shall not
   21  be applied to any personal property lost or abandoned on the
   22  campus of any institution in the State University System; or on
   23  premises owned or controlled by the operator of a public-use
   24  airport having regularly scheduled international passenger
   25  service; or, if the owner or operator of the premises elects to
   26  comply with s. 705.185, on any premises located within a theme
   27  park or entertainment complex, as the term is defined in s.
   28  509.013(9), or operated as a zoo, a museum, or an aquarium or on
   29  any 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 may not sell and must dispose of the property or donate
   49  it to a charitable institution that is exempt from federal
   50  income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for
   51  sale or disposal as that charitable institution deems
   52  appropriate. The rightful owner of the property may reclaim the
   53  property at any time before the disposition or donation of the
   54  property in accordance with this section and the established
   55  policies and procedures of the owner or operator of the
   56  premises.
   57         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.