{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"26642","citation":"Gov. Code, § 26642","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2"},{"name":"PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Sheriff [26600. - 26778.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2/part-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Prisoners’ Property [26640. - 26646.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2/part-3/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 349, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The sheriff shall pay into the general fund for the use and benefit of the county any money of a prisoner or the proceeds of the sale of his or her valuables remaining unclaimed for a period of one year after his or her release, or five years after his or her death, or 120 days after a notice has been sent to his or her last known address or, in the event of his or her death, one year after a notice has been sent to his or her last known next of kin.</p>","text":"The sheriff shall pay into the general fund for the use and benefit of the county any money of a prisoner or the proceeds of the sale of his or her valuables remaining unclaimed for a period of one year after his or her release, or five years after his or her death, or 120 days after a notice has been sent to his or her last known address or, in the event of his or her death, one year after a notice has been sent to his or her last known next of kin.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/prisoners-property-26642","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}