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To: Ancesthntr

Ct law for example:

Sec. 50-10. Duties of finder. Any person who finds and takes possession of any article of the value of one dollar or more shall report the finding of such article to the police department of the municipality in which he finds such article within forty-eight hours from the time of such finding. The finder of such article shall, at the time of reporting, furnish to the police department the date, time and place of finding, his name and address and a description of the article found, and, within a period of one week from such finding, shall deliver such article to the police department. Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.


68 posted on 05/03/2016 8:53:25 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Raycpa

“Ct law for example:

Sec. 50-10. Duties of finder. Any person who finds and takes possession of any article of the value of one dollar or more shall report the finding of such article to the police department of the municipality in which he finds such article within forty-eight hours from the time of such finding. The finder of such article shall, at the time of reporting, furnish to the police department the date, time and place of finding, his name and address and a description of the article found, and, within a period of one week from such finding, shall deliver such article to the police department. Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.”


How many people are ever prosecuted for this? I’m betting that it is less than a dozen a year statewide, if that much. This is a ridiculous law, almost as bad as the law in New Jersey that punishes slurping one’s soup.


73 posted on 05/03/2016 9:39:16 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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