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What are the differences between lost property and mislaid property?
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Lost property is when property was inadvertently left in a place where the true owner can no longer find it.
Mislaid property is when property was intentionally put in a particular place, but the true owner then forgets where he left it.
For both lost and mislaid property, the true owner retains actual ownership of the property for a reasonable time after the property was lost or mislaid. The finder of lost or mislaid property must retain the property for a reasonable amount of time, and must make reasonable efforts to locate the true owner. In many jurisdictions the length of time and the actions required may be defined by local statute or ordinance.
If the true owner cannot be found, the rights to lost property go to the person who found the property. The rights to mislaid property go to the owner of the location where the mislaid property was found.
The reason for the difference is that the law wants to maximize the chance of returning the item to the true owner. The rights to mislaid property stay with the property owner because it is more likely that the owner of mislaid property will return to the location where it was mislaid.
Example 1: A wallet is found on the ground outside a restaurant. It is unlikely the wallet was intentionally placed on the ground. Therefore the wallet is lost, and the rights to the wallet will transfer to the finder, assuming the finder makes reasonable efforts to locate the true owner.
Example 2: A wallet is found on a table inside a restaurant. It is likely that the owner placed the wallet on the table, and then forgot to take it with him. Therefore the wallet is mislaid. The rights to the wallet will transfer to the owner of the restaurant, assuming the owner makes reasonable efforts to locate the true owner.
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"Finders keepers, losers weepers" is not the law and never has been. Property that has been lost or mislaid still belongs to the rightful owner. Keeping it without attempting to return it is called "Theft or Appropriation of Lost or Mislaid Property".In the US, the laws vary from state to state. In California, a finder can face criminal charges for not making an attempt to return lost property to its rightful owner (Penal Code 485 PC). In Illinois, surprisingly, theft of lost or mislaid property is punishable only by a fine (720 ILCS 5/16-2).In the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, the law requires a person who finds lost property to make a reasonable effortto locate the owner. In many places, if there is no means of identification, the property must be turned in to the police, who will hold it for a length of time, which varies considerably--anywhere from 90 days to 18 months in different places, to allow the owner to claim it. In some states, if the property goes unclaimed, it then (and only then) becomes the property of the finder.
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