NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-12 (2026)

Publication of notice of unclaimed property; advertisement and sale or donation of unclaimed bicycles

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(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, whenever such articles in the possession of any sheriff or police department have remained unclaimed by the person who may be entitled thereto for a period of 180 days after such seizure, confiscation, or receipt thereof in any other manner, by such sheriff or police department, the said sheriff or police department in whose possession said articles are may cause to be published one time in some newspaper published in said county a notice to the effect that such articles are in the custody of such officer or department, and requiring all persons who may have or claim any interest therein to make and establish such claim or interest not later than 30 days from the date of the publication of such notice or in default thereof, such articles will be sold and disposed of. Such notice shall contain a brief description of the said articles and such other information as the said officer or department may consider necessary or advisable to reasonably inform the public as to the kind and nature of the article about which the notice relates.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section or Article 12 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, when bicycles which are in the possession of any sheriff or police department, as provided for in this Article, have remained unclaimed by the person who may be entitled thereto for a period of 60 days after such seizure, confiscation or receipt thereof, the said sheriff or police department who has possession of any such bicycle may proceed to advertise and sell such bicycles as provided by this Article, or may donate such bicycles to a charitable organization exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. If the bicycles are to be donated, the notice shall state that as the intended disposition if they are not claimed. (1939, c. 195, s. 2; 1965, c. 807, s. 1; 1973, c. 1141, s. 4; 1997-180, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2007 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Ridgeway Brands Mfg., LLC, 646 S.E.2d 790 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007).

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State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Ridgeway Brands Mfg., LLC, 646 S.E.2d 790 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Gray Wilson, North Carolina Civil Procedure § 15-12, at 315 (1995) (citing Crossman, 341 N.”

Franklin v. Winn Dixie Raleigh, Inc., 450 S.E.2d 24 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Gray Wilson, North Carolina Civil Procedure, § 15-12 at 296 (1989). At the time of its adoption in 1967, our Rule 15(c) was more liberal than its federal counterpart since "[i]n North Carolina even a new cause of action can be said to relate back for amendment purposes.”

United States v. $61,433.04 U.S. Currency, 894 F. Supp. 906 (E.D.N.C. 1995). · cites it 2× “Mercer wanted to get rid of the weapon, and the return to its rightful owner was the most reasonable avenue to accomplish his goal, and one not precluded by N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15-12, which claimants assert.”

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