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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The coroner or other public official must notify the county treasurer, within seventy-two (72) hours of knowledge of a death and upon verification of no legal next of kin or administrator of the decedent's estate, of money or other property found on or with a dead body. The treasurer, upon receiving such funds, must deposit them to the credit of the county. On receiving other property in like manner he must, within thirty (30) days, sell it at public auction upon reasonable public notice and must in like manner deposit the proceeds to the credit of the county.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Idaho Statutes Title 31. Counties and County Law § 31-2117. Disposal of money or property found on dead body - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/id/title-31-counties-and-county-law/id-st-sect-31-2117/
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