MCCONNELLAFBI31-305 — Disposition of Lost, Abandoned, or Unclaimed Personal Property

MCCONNELLAFBI31-305 governs the reporting, safekeeping, return, and disposal of lost, abandoned, or unclaimed personal property.

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  • Publication number: MCCONNELLAFBI31-305
  • Title: Disposition of Lost, Abandoned, or Unclaimed Personal Property
  • Date: 2016-09-20

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It covers Security Forces, holding agencies, dormitories, billeting, AAFES, commissaries, and other installation agencies. It requires property custody, owner notification, inventories, board disposition instructions, and records management.

Applies to: This publication applies to Security Forces Investigations personnel and all tenant units assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.

Topics covered

  • Lost property
  • Abandoned property
  • Unclaimed personal property
  • Property custodians
  • Property Disposal Board
  • Found property inventories
  • Contraband
  • Property disposition

Questions and answers

Who must receive property found, abandoned, or unclaimed at an activity?

Personnel will deliver property found, abandoned, or unclaimed to the custodian for the activity where it was found. (paragraph 2)

How long does a property custodian have to locate the owner?

The property custodian will conduct a preliminary inquiry for a maximum of three days in an attempt to locate the owner of the property. (paragraph 2)

How is identifiable property returned to its owner?

Where the owner has been identified, the property will be returned in person or by certified mail. (paragraph 2)

What happens when the owner is not identified within three days?

Where the owner has not been identified within three days, inventory the property and notify the Property Disposal Board. (paragraph 2)

When must property valued at $500 or more be transferred to Security Forces?

Items that the board values at $500.00 or more are immediately transferred to Security Forces and the activity’s log will be annotated. (paragraph 2)

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