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Columbia Lost property ordinance (§ 16-172)

Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses

(a) A person who appropriates lost property shall not be deemed to have stolen that property within the meaning of section 16-171 unless such property is found under circumstances which gave the finder knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner.

(b) The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of lost property.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-172

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.