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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 705
LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY

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F.S. 705.105

705.105 Procedure regarding unclaimed evidence.—

(1) Title to unclaimed evidence or unclaimed tangible personal property lawfully seized pursuant to a lawful investigation in the custody of the court or clerk of the court from a criminal proceeding or seized as evidence by and in the custody of a law enforcement agency shall vest permanently in the law enforcement agency 60 days after the conclusion of the proceeding.

(a) If the property is of appreciable value, the agency may elect to:

1. Retain the property for the agency’s own use;

2. Transfer the property to another unit of state or local government;

3. Donate the property to a charitable organization;

4. Sell the property at public sale, pursuant to the provisions of s. 705.103.

(b) If the property is not of appreciable value, the law enforcement agency may elect to destroy it.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or supersede the provisions of s. 790.08 relating to the disposition of weapons and firearms.

History.—s. 5, ch. 87-82; s. 5, ch. 90-113; s. 9, ch. 2024-30.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 705.105

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 705.105.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 705.105

Total Results: 20

SYDNEY SMITH v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-09-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: BOKOR, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 705.105, Fla. Stat. (2017); Davis v. State, 198 So. 3d … 1070, 1072 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) ("Section 705.105(1) provides that the title to property seized

Adams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 273 So. 3d 195

Snippet: section 705.105(1) or 95.11(3)(i). When summarily denying a motion pursuant to section 705.105(1), the…that Adams's motion is governed by section 705.105(1), Florida Statutes (2010), and that the trial…statute of limitations for such actions. Section 705.105, which the State relies upon, governs the disposition…Fla. 5th DCA 2016) (citations omitted). Section 705.105 applies where the seized property is "intended…finding that 60-day limitations period in section 705.105(1) did not apply where there was no connection

Adams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 273 So. 3d 195

Horvatt v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 266 So. 3d 1268

Snippet: untimely filed his motion. We affirm. Section 705.105(1), Florida Statutes (2011), governs the disposition…seized property as untimely pursuant to section 705.105(1) where the defendant failed to file the motion…issuance of the mandate in the direct appeal. See § 705.105(1) ; Davis, 198 So.3d at 1072. Here, Horvatt failed…his motion within the time limitation of section 705.105(1). This Court affirmed Horvatt's judgment

Horvatt v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 266 So. 3d 1268

Watkins v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-10-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 230 So. 3d 1244

Snippet: issue is informed, if not governed, by section 705.105(1) of the Florida Statutes. 6 This substantive…Watkins’s prior motions. 6 .Section 705,105(1) reáds, in its entirety, as follows: Title…after the conclusion of the proceeding. § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). 7 . We express

VLADIMIR EUGENE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 226 So. 3d 1032, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 12476

Snippet: ease, and argued it was untimely under section 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). That section provides:’

Monestime v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 220 So. 3d 493, 2017 WL 1927728, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6589

Snippet: motion for return Of property pursuant to section 705.105, Florida Statutes (2016). We affirm. Monestime…after the con-clusfon of the proceeding. § 705.105 Florida Statutes (2016), Thus,.in order to seek…untimeliness of the motion pursuant to section 705.105 is correct. We therefore affirm. Affirmed.

Miguel A/K/A Angel v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 209 So. 3d 66, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18696

Snippet: properly concedes that the motion was timely. See § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2016) (providing that “[t]itle …) (holding sixty-day time period under section 705.105 did not commence until appellate court issued mandate…the “conclusion of the proceeding” under section 705.105(1), and Miguel had sixty days from that date —

Marcos Bonia v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-08-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 197 So. 3d 1280, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12888

Snippet: court did not address the applicability of section 705.105, Florida Statutes. See Davis v. State, …motion for return of property pursuant to section 705.105); Stevenson v. State, 688 So.2d 962 …motion for return . of property pursuant to section 705.105 where- record did. not establish statute applied

Reyneldon J. Davis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-08-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 198 So. 3d 1070, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12578

Snippet: with his criminal prosecution. See § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). The motion asserted that…days after the conclusion of the proceeding.” § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). 5D15-3320 District

Adams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-06-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 193 So. 3d 1106, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 9978, 2016 WL 3549426

Snippet: court treated Adams’ motion as filed under section 705.105(1), Florida Statutes (2015), and denied it as untimely…State’s notice of nolle prosequi. Section 705.105(1) provides: *1107 Title to unclaimed

Rigg v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-03-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 190 So. 3d 656, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 4877, 2016 WL 1239870

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 705.105, Fla. Stat. (2015); Harris v. State, 30 So.3d 674 (Fla. 3d

Winston R. Wilkins v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-01-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 182 So. 3d 843, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 198

Snippet: pursuant to which the property was lawfully seized. § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). “However, when summarily…denied Appellant’s motion as untimely under section 705.105, Florida Statutes (2014). However, the trial court

Roberto Alberto Cepero v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-08-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 174 So. 3d 469, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11962

Snippet: the conclusion of the proceeding” under section 705.105(1), Florida Statutes (2013), or “after final disposition

Castleman v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-06-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 165 So. 3d 61, 2015 WL 3464095

Snippet: court treated the motion as filed under section 705.105(1), Florida Statutes (2014), and dismissed it as

Bryan K. Castleman v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-06-01T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: court treated the motion as filed under section 705.105(1), Florida Statutes (2014), and dismissed it

Scott Arel v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-03-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 160 So. 3d 104, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 3913, 2015 WL 1213450

Snippet: permitted to amend his motion. See § 705.105(1), Fla. Stat. (2013) (“Title to unclaimed evidence…his criminal proceeding’s conclusion as section 705.105(1) requires). The state’s argument lacks merit

Garcon v. West Palm Beach Police Department

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-05-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 112 So. 3d 768, 2013 WL 1980421, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7866

Snippet: days of the final disposition, see *770section 705.105, Florida Statutes, appellant references other motions

Bailey v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 93 So. 3d 518, 2012 WL 3055001, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12276

Snippet: found that the motion was untimely because Section 705.105, Fla. Stat. requires a motion for return of property