Pennsylvania Statutes Title 6 P.S. Bailees and Factors § 33.6. Charitable donation

Without regard to the provisions of sections 2, 3, 4 and 5,  1 any item which remains unclaimed for a period of one year from the ready date indicated on the item receipt may be donated by the cleaner, launderer or shoe repairer to any charitable, religious or educational organization of a cleaner's, launderer's or shoe repairer's choice, provided the organization falls within the definition of tax-exempt organization as specified in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 3, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)). The donation shall be made only if the cleaner, launderer or shoe repairer first sends to the customer, at the address listed on the item receipt, by mail, postage prepaid, including a certificate of mailing, a notice that the item will be so disposed of subsequent to 30 days from the mailing date of the notice if the item is not claimed and all outstanding charges paid.