What if I find cash on the ground?

Yes there is technically a law surrounding keeping the money you find in public, known as ‘theft by finding’. This means that if you find a wad of cash on the street and don’t attempt to return it to its owner – by handing it into the shop, for example, or the police – you’re guilty of theft.

Can you keep money you find?

California law says that if you find lost property (not limited to just cash), you must first make “reasonable and just efforts to find the owner and to restore the property to him” before you can keep the money for yourself. And if they don’t claim it, you have the right to keep the money you found on the ground.

Are you allowed to keep money you find?

The law’s answer is clear: California Penal Code Section 485 stipulates that if you find money you need to make “reasonable and just efforts to find the owner.” Otherwise, you’re “guilty of theft.” “If you find even a quarter, you’re technically obligated to turn it in,” says Sgt.

Are you obligated to turn in found money?

Is it illegal to find money?

Can you claim found money?

In order to donate unclaimed property to the State of California, the apparent owner must file a claim for the property and prove entitlement. At the time of filing a claim, a written designation of a fund or appropriation to receive the donation may be made.

What should I do if I find cash?

So technically, cash you find is not automatically yours. Many communities have local laws or ordinances governing what a person must do if he finds cash and does not know who it belongs to. These laws usually require that a person who finds money, especially larger amounts (for example $100 or more), turn it over to the local police.

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What to do if you find money in your neighborhood?

These laws usually require that a person who finds money, especially larger amounts (for example $100 or more), turn it over to the local police. If no one claims it after a certain period of time, the police can then give it to the finder to keep. Some communities may have different laws and some have none.