Florida Statute 705.104 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 705
LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY

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F.S. 705.104

705.104 Title to lost or abandoned property.—

(1) Title to lost or abandoned property is hereby vested in the finder upon the expiration of the 90-day custodial time period specified in s. 705.103(2)(b), provided the notice requirements of s. 705.103 have been met, unless the rightful owner or a lienholder claims the property within that time.

(2) Employees of any state, county, or municipal agency shall be deemed agents of such governmental entity, and lost or abandoned property found by them during the course of their official duties shall be turned in to the proper person or department designated to receive such property by the governmental entity. Such property shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, after which, if unclaimed by the rightful owner, the title to such property shall be vested in the state, county, or municipality and not in the employee.

(3) Employees of public transportation systems shall be deemed agents of such transportation systems, and lost or abandoned property found on public conveyances, in depots, or in garages of a transportation system shall be turned in to the proper person or department designated to receive such property by the transportation systems. Such property shall be subject to the provisions of this section, after which, if unclaimed by the rightful owner, the title to such property shall be vested in the transportation system and not in the employee.

History.—s. 4, ch. 87-82; s. 2, ch. 90-307; s. 8, ch. 2024-30.

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Amendments to 705.104

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 705.104

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 705.104.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 705.104

Total Results: 6

Shawn Alvin Tracey v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-10-16

Citation: 152 So. 3d 504, 92 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 587, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 617, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 3072

Snippet: holdings in neither United States v. Karo, 468 U.S. 705, 104 S.Ct. 3296, 82 L.Ed.2d 530 (1984), nor United

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2004-04-30

Snippet: Section 705.103, Fla. Stat. 11 Id. 12 Section 705.104, Fla. Stat. 13 Section 705.105, Fla. Stat. 14 Section

Fotopoulos v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-12-19

Citation: 838 So. 2d 1122, 2002 WL 31833859

Snippet: concurring opinion in United States v. Karo, 468 U.S. 705, 104 S.Ct. 3296, 82 L.Ed.2d 530 (1984). There, Justice

State v. Dawson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-10-30

Citation: 681 So. 2d 1206, 1996 WL 625622

Snippet: 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. * * * * * * 705.104 Title to lost or abandoned property. (1) Title

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-09-05

Snippet: sovereignty submerged lands.10 Pursuant to section 705.104(2), Florida Statutes: Employees of any state, county

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1988-07-13

Snippet: S. 11 Section 705.103, F.S. 12 Id. 13 Section 705.104, F.S. 14 Section 705.105, F.S. 15 Section 705.101(4)